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Hard to beat an old Kohler, and a recoil start might be nice when battery and starter maintenance is concerned. But if you go with a repower, most newer engines are more compact and the PTO as a result is lower, and the engines tend to be more narrow as well. I've repowered 3 machines with Vanguard V twins. That means not only raising the engine by about an inch, but shifting it to the right as well. The only way I could find that works consistently is to fab up an adapter the bolts to the existing frame holes while providing a new bolt pattern to interface with the smaller engine pattern. One thing that helped get my builds in the ballpark was to use the PTO hoop lower bracket and the beltguard as a guide for where the PTO shaft needs to be. It isn't perfect but it helps alot. It at least removes guesswork from the equation. Just don't swap any PTO brackets. Different models did use different locations as well as manual and hydros are different. Stick with what was originally on your machine. One pic below shows how different the locations can be between models.

November 5, 1994, George Foreman, age 45, becomes boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion when he defeats 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas. More than 12,000 spectators at the MGM Grand Hotel watched Foreman dethrone Moorer, who went into the fight with a 35-0 record. Foreman dedicated his upset win to “all my buddies in the nursing home and all the guys in jail.”

Yep, the ring will stay on the finger. It's the finger that comes off. Nearly lost my index finger in 1964 when the ring hooked on the metal brace of a wooden ladder while I was sliding down fireman style. I put the ring back in it's case and left it there for 50 years. When I put it on it was too small for the index, but was a perfect fit on the pinky.

So is not wearing it!

Finished my next model - a utility cart with functional ball hitch using a broken WH tie rod... As always - a big thanks to @Vinylguy for the excellent decals!!!

Hmmm. interresting choices...

I watched this buck for about 20-30 minutes, and he was having a hard time getting around. It took him that long to make it about 100 yards. He walked right under me, where I was positioned to the wrong side of the tree and had to do a spin with him practically on my ladder. I drew, and the arrow came off the string. That was a debacle but he stayed. It was like the right thing to finish him off and it was a quick unplugged heart shot.

I would position the engine to get the best fit with the existing belt guard to minimize the amount of altering you will need to do to make it fit and work. Then buy the correct belt length.

You know that tingly sensation you get when you fall in love with somebody? That's common sense leaving your body.

Just trying and finding out why my batteries were going flat. Actually it was the chargers.One battery was at ten volts and she went to six volts in an hour Then i got out the old manual 2 amp charger and it worked and spun one of the 2 C-160s and the fuel pump was not working. it fired on carb spray. The 314 is up ,but its time to be mounting up a snow plow. At least now i think the three yausa batteries can be saved. We are still mowing /grinding leaves as they fall with the 314. Having old equipment is still preferred to the new stuff. Little things like fuel pumps and such may need swapped out or get an electric assistant pump. therre is a guy called the Flying wrench on Facebook who services equipment and he is fun to watch. He goes to the outdoor equipment with a super organized truck filled with Milwaukee Pak Out boxed and gets it done.

A small amount of silicone plumber's grease (not petroleum grease) on the O-rings can ensure smooth operation and improve sealing.

Okay, okay I know it’s not Saturday so please forgive me! Yesterday I had to move a few tractors to get my Peco vacuum trailer out, so I figured I’d take a few pictures for you boys!

314H is officially ready for snow duty. Weights painted and installed.

First verdicts are in: handles good, rides well in mud, load bearing capacity is better than before. Only one minor issue though. I had just pressed the axle through the bearings and called it good. Turns out it wasn't and the wheel wandered off to one side causing it to rub. Easy fix: one shaft collar on each side of the axle and she's good to go.

That is just too Cool! My son would have loved that when he was young. Very Cool! Dave

Having fun in retirement fiddling with scraps in the garage to create fun / usable stuff... nothing purchased. All repurposed... The skateboard wheel one is for Littles to scoot around on. The wood wheel one is going on a shelf to generate discussion about the pros of a addiction...

We can’t do that for you

How is the points gap? It may be too far advanced (narrow gap?) Valves need adjusting?

I want to thank everybody for the good ideas on the radiator hose(s) I did go to a local NAPA store and got a hose with a bend fairly even with the OEM hose on the tractor> I did have to do a little trimming on the NAPA hose , but it fit well and I did run the tractor under load for a couple hours yesterday with no issues. Now all I need to try and find is a 52" mower deck to replace the 26 year old deck on the tractor.

I, on the other hand (get it?), only wore my Wedding Band on social occasions. Working fabricating and assembling machines & automated equipment, it was too much of a safety hazard.

I have to be brutally honest here, because it seems we are beating a dead 856 horse. There’s a great way to find out, and it’s staring you in the face. Go try it. It might take a little massaging and rework, but it’s a project. Lots of us have been doing this for quite a few years, some decades, and three people might have three different answers. Go try it.

If you’re referring to the faint ringing sound, I’d suspect something rubbing on the PTO bell when it is disengaged.

That ring hasn’t been off in many years. It would take much force to get it free, wether a pull or a smash…

You may want to think about getting a tetanus shot if it's been over ten years since your last one.

I can't tell you how many times I've tried to drill something or punch something or screw something that I was holding in my hand. You'd think that after at least 6 decades of doing dumb things I'd learn. I've got nothing recent, but here are scars from my two most memorable incidents. Red circle is where I was trying to push a pencil through a potato at age 12. There is still a black dot where the graphite remains. Green circle is where I pushed an 1/8" flat blade screwdriver through my hand when it slipped. That was when I was 45. There have been many more before and after. I'm lucky to still be alive. So, even though I've given you a hard time about safety, I too have done a lot of dumb stuff.

Thank goodness you've not gotten nerve damage and still have mobility. Now to bite down on some leather and put whiskey on it, or is that the other way around. Take care and be careful.

Checked the alignment on Dino. It had about 5/8" toe out. The existing tie rods are in excellent shape and there's no other wear so I figure it came out of South Bend that way. I've always felt that they steer better with a slight bit (1/8"-1/4") toe in. It sure steers better. Yea, I'm sure the heim joints are part of the reason as well. I put the PTO belt on the deck. Had to adjust the pto a bit tighter and the deck sounds great. The deck that was on the tractor had far more holes than I wanted to deal with. I found this deck from another member here. It cleaned up nice and I went ahead and put sealed bearings in the spindles. I can't read the tag but based on the reinforcement around the edge I'd say newer than the tractor. It also had the decal and not the metal tag.

$14.99 clearance price locally. Buy a spare.

A couple of weeks ago I bought an 875. Ad said it didn't run but might run if had gas and a good battery. All it came with was a mower deck. I had kind of had a thread in transmissions but I figured I'd give it its own thread to record what all I've done to it. When we got it home, we stole the battery out of a different tractor and shot some brake clean into the carb and it popped off. Hooked up a temporary fuel tank with a pop bottle amd it kind of ran. I cleaned out the jets for the carb, got it its own battery, rewired it, put a different fuel pump on it, and it ran! After I got it running, within the next few days I changed the engine oil on it and threw a different deck on it just to see how much I liked mowing with it. A couple of days after that I got a Napa 1410 filter and changed the atf in the tranny. Now I just need to get the cam plate changed out and all of that adjusted and it'll be a pretty good little tractor. I'm just not if the linkages are hooked up right as it looks like it will rub on the one screw, as shown in the pics. So if anyone has any help for that it would be appreciated.

Since the deck was stored outside the pulleys may have had some rust that was polished away as you mowed.

I received the unit yesterday, pretty rough shape but I’m sure after going through it it’ll be ok, the very first thing I did was take the pump all apart, of course the return spring is broke and fought a little to get the pieces out of the holes, gears and everything else look ok, it looked like it sat for a while with water in it as it has some pitting but nothing crazy. At least I know what I’m working with now.

I agree with Ed. Set the engine and everything else the way you want it and measure for the correct belt. The clutch idler pulley will allow for some tolerance in belt length. Slotting the engine mount holes can also allow for some adjustment. If you NEED to keep the original belt, put it on, then mount the engine. ie: drill new holes

Nobody can complain about tractor pics that nice!

Son: "Dad, can I get $20?" Dad: "Does it look like I make dollars all day?" Son: "Well, isn't that what D.A.D stands for?"

Improper installation of the deck to the attach-a-matic could also affect the lift . Make sure the notched tab on the deck rod is on the proper rod in the attach-a-matic.

Mr. Jay did not feel the need to be addressed as Mr, but I made sure Rylee knew he was Mr. Jay. And Miss Janie is Miss Janie. Such huge hearts, and sweet souls. And like his Cab keeping Ed Dog warm, his weld wire is still holding Mrs. P’s exhaust stack steady. ❤️

Me: It’s not about how many times you fall, it’s about how many times you get back up. Cop: That's not how field sobriety tests work..?

Step by step guide on how to fall down stairs Step 1: Step 2: Step 4: Step 7: Step 12: Step 18: Step 25: Hospital

Half inch NPT should screw right on. Adjustable volume, course, fine, and pulsing exhaust....what's not to like?

Years ago I was curious about the operation of a bulldozer. As I looked around I noticed there was only one lever and no steering wheel. Pointing to the lever I asked what is this leaver, my uncles prompt response was "Lev-Er-Alone!" What do you call a sleeping bull? "A BULL-DOZER"

Well it wasn’t today, it was actually Sunday morning but I’m just getting around to posting this. We had a simple tanker/drafting drill on our FD property. I was the tanker operator, that’s me standing on the back of the tanker.

Slowly getting the C-145 into snowplow mode. Tonight I got the stud kit and inside weights mounted. Also installed the F-Plate braces that I got from @ri702bill. Next will be the outside weights, axle bracket and finally the 48” 5 sector plow.

Picked this up over the weekend. It was made by a local gentleman who passed away probably 10 years ago. It has an American Austin 4 cylinder engine that runs, but not happily. Has the transmission and rear end off the same vehicle. It smokes like a freight train, but is fun to drive. He made a gear reduction for it to keep the speed down. What's the chances anyone here knows anything at all about American Austin cars that could help me with parts for the engine? 😂 20261028_181856.mp4

Splice the harness back together. Clean the carb and I bet it'll run fine. Good score.

Might be the same reason I removed the battery from my 100yo MILs car.

You got a good price on a set of used hubcaps and the rest was free.

You bought a bagger and stole a tractor, mower deck and chrome hub caps. What model is it, can't quite read the hood writing in the picture?

Got the cab at least sitting on the machine. Injection pump is still weeping fuel from the bleed off line on the top cover, though, to be fair, the crush washers have been removed and retightened like 4 times now. I have a plan for brackets, the pedal modifications, and the floor brackets. It's all going to be tight in terms of fit but I think it'll all work out.

Next one finished (except decals - need to order smaller ones for the hood)... As always, no cost - all from bits and pieces in the bin... (except @Vinylguy's outstanding decals)... and has one original part incorporated into the design... Next one is under design/build...