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My neighbor bought a C-121 Automatic that had previously been used as a mule at an airport. The hood has several warning stickers regarding safety checks when hooking to the plane. It has been fitted with some massive rear wheel hubs! At first, I thought they were repair hubs, but once removed the axles are in perfect condition. Anyone seen hubs like these before?

August 5, 1957 “American Bandstand,” with 26-year-old host Dick Clark, premiered on the ABC television network. The first record Clark played on the network debut show was "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly, and his first guests were The Chordettes. America’s oldest teenager, Dick Clark, hosted the show until 1989.

This morning

Well, it's red now! Inside will get black bed liner. Terry put the decal in the mail this morning. Sulky's next on the list.

After work pics….

Replaced the 23x10.50-12’s with 24x12-12’s. And 1” spacers.

I haven't tried it YET but next best thing would be removing old decal and get some new ones from @Vinylguy on here.

Over the last few days.... replaced the coil, regulator and condensor on my 416-H. I hadn't realized that it had a "non-standard" coil on it, and the coil was overheating after 10-15 minutes and the engine would die. So far, it runs great now. Had to "customize" some spark plug cables because (again, didn't realize) the old coil had screw-in cable ends. Used what I had lying around Then, when I took it for a test drive, after about 50 feet of mowing there was a horrendous noise from the deck and it stopped cutting. Turns out the baffle decided to come loose on one end and "engage" with the mower blade.... got some welding to do now. Luckily I have 2 other working 48" SD decks and 3 running tractors. I pulled the 312-A into the garage and jacked it up - I think it's time for some deep cleaning and re-painting. Not a full restore, but I want it to look nice enough to put the chrome hubcaps and belt cover on. [Edit to add]: Oh, and I was swapping the rear wheels on those 2 tractors mentioned, and noticed that the hydro filter was getting rusty on the 416, hence realized it was overdue for a hydro oil and filter change, hence ordered some new filters. I already have an oil filter, new spark plugs, and fuel filter for the GT-1848. Need to get that maintenance done soon. Mowed the trails around the fields with the GT-1848. Have some more yard mowing to get done later today.

Many of today's "songs" ,if you can call them that, I would just as soon NOT hear the words too.

The set screw broke at this point. The right side is in the donut of the shifter, stuck in place. If that doesn’t make sense I will send a close up tonight of what it looks like currently. The other half is still in place in the transmission where it’s meant to screw in. So I can account for both parts, and don’t have concern that it fell into the transmission.

More pictures please. Those hubs remind me of Economy Power King hubs I'll check a PK parts tractor I have.

Axle just about done - well the hard bit both drive flanges, knuckles and drive shafts in. first offering - its the same track and pivot point as the suburban axle at 16" between centres. what it might look like

I'll try to get some pictures of the hood decals - as well as the add-on hydraulics that were installed by a shop in Northern Indiana.

So, what i got is; start the tractor, put the parking brake on, put the PTO on and look under there and see if the belt is moving or the clutch is bad.

Do a bit of research on KT 17 series 1 vs series 2 engines. The engine serial number should tell you which it is - this is the thing you need to research. The series 2 engines have improved oiling systems and are more desirable.

Thanks. I’m going to drive out Saturday to take a look. Bringing the trailer just in case. I’m thinking the single stage blower and new chains with the cleats are worth between $200- $300… they’ll fit my 418-A, so at least there’s that. Thanks again

I will say this for JD'ers Every show I've been to they are the friendliest. The IH guys show up late and move your stuff when you are not there because they want the spot you have. The green guys say park here with us. The AC guys at our steam show are accommodating as well.

Happy Birthday @sjoemie himself, we are all glad you were born.

Swapped out tires/rims on the 520. Don’t know why but the original deep offset rims were not on this unit. The previous owner had spacers between the rims and hubs. I replaced the Sears 23x10.50-12 tires/rims with a set of 24x12-12 tires/rims. Also Sears, don’t recall how I got them. Since these rims were not offset enough I installed a 1” spacer on each hub. The tires just barely cleared the mower deck enough to install without removing the deck first. picture #4 is with one of each size. If I push snow with this tractor tis winterI may have to swap back in order to install a set of chains.

Try acetone. Pour some in a rag, rub gently to soften paint and then wal-la !! This works and does not ruin the decal. I've done this a few times with no issues.

Are you sure it’s a setscrew? Mine were either welded or had roll pins.

Not venting the reservoir will cause issues. Try removing it and covering with something to keep bugs & dirt out like a filter cloth.

Not sure whether I resemble or resent this.

Come on guys evry body know it FIRST ON RACE DAY.....

Try regular charcoal lighter fluid on a small spot. I've had good luck with it in the past.

We've used an orange citrus based remover that worked okay. Use caution though. A lot of the paint strippers are also quite fond of removing the decal color or basic glues.

Nothing immediately familiar to me but I would love to know the story behind them...

The serial number in question is 24300. None of the 417s came with the series 1 engines, the C-175 did have the series one K-Twins.

Now that is funny right there.

You definitely have your wood processing down pat.

Eric I like you wood set up. especially where you store the wood and that little building. Was itmade out of skids? You got it working, buddy

The pump for the loader is belt-drive. Has anyone actually checked the belt? You'll find a lot of helpful info in this thread:

Is it really the pump, or is the electric PTO clutch bad? My money's on the clutch.

This is why I like country music singer George Straight. You can understand every word in every song he sings.

I thought FORD was short for Fixed Or Repaired Daily....

I knew an AC guy. He seemed nice enough, except for that one time in 5th grade when he spent the whole year trying to teach me math.

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That's only because I was busy!!! All the tractors are at the steam pageant. Had to mow it all with the 20" pusher!!!!!!

OK Kevin, here is "The List" An Equal Opportunity List of Offensive but Funny names for cars Acura – Asia’s Curse Upon Rural America Audi – Accelerates Under Demonic Influence Bmw – Bring More Women Buick – Big Ugly Indestructible Cat Killer Cadillac – Company Always Denies Its Lawful Liability After Collisions or Crazy And Dumbass Idiots Like Large American Cars Chevrolet – Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time Chrysler – Company Has Recommended You Start Learning Engine Repair Daewoo – Damn Asian Engineering Works Only Occasionally Dodge – Darn Old Dudes Go Everywhere Ferrari – Ferociously Elegant Racer Ravages All Roads Intuitively Fiat – Failed Italian Automotive Technology (they build Ferrari but why can’t they make a proper car?) Ford – First On Rust and Deterioration GMC – Got Mechanic Coming Honda – Had One Never Did Again Hummer – Huge Ugly Mother, Mostly Eats Resources Hyundai – Here’s Y U Never Drive An Import Isuzu – It Sucks, Unless Zero Used Jaguar – Just A Guess U Are Rich Jeep – Just Eats Every Penny Kia – Keep Inside Asia Lotus – Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious Lamborghini – Loser Always Maintains Big Old Rotten Gunk; Hardly Inflates Nobody’s Image Maserati – Must Also Suggest Extra Rope And Towing Implements Mazda – Made After Zero Design Analysis Mercedes – Most Expensive Road Car Everyone Drives Except Stig Mitsubishi – May Involve Turbos, Suck Unless Boost Is Seriously High Inside Mini – Moron Inside Notably Insane Nissan – Need I Say Something About Nothing Porsche – Proof Of Rich Spoiled Children Having Everything Rolls – Regal Opulent Lovely Luxury Sedan Saab – Swedish Automobiles Always Breakdown Subaru -Screwed Up Beyond All Repair Usually Toyota – Too Often Yankees Overprice This Auto Volvo – Very Old Lazy Vehicle Owner Volkswagen – Vehicle Owners – Losers Knowingly Suffering With All German Engineered Nonsense

We are not putting down other brands, we are merely expressing out preference. I tell my wife I don't find fault with other women, I just prefer her, . Besides, the phrase is "NOTHING RUNS LIKE A DEERE BEING CHASED BY A WHEEL HORSE."

Heat gun. Start slow n easy with the warm up on one end and increase the heat while tugging on the decal. There will be a temperature point that allows easy pulling removal of the decal without damage to surrounding METAL areas. Plastics like shift knobs or dash plates must be closely monitored during the process.

Sometimes - you can gey lucky using a left handed 3/16" drill bit and light pressure ... sometimes.

Vacuum pumps work well. The only hard spot I have for them and the mechanical pumps is that if the diaphragm develops a leak you will be sucking gasoline into the crankcase of your engine.

Eric, that was my first thought, if any remover solution gets to the glue it is game over for the decal.

Found on roadside dead. ...FWIW I actually like Ford trucks.

@AHS hydraulics can quickly OVERWHELM A REGULAR PRESSED FRAMEWORK , look for related spider cracking , sloppy engagement areas . maybe remove some paneling for a related movement area ? also bad clutch indicates , excessive loading , examine every stage of INTENDED MOVEMENT , probably show you the way , [ete

Good one Richard.

The built-in hydaulic for a GT550 is the charge pump for the Eaton 1100. Same as for most other hydro WHs of that era. Using that pump for a loader’s hydraulics would’ve required some knowledgeable messing with the stock plumbing and still has serious limitations. Too complicated and too many possibilities for a simple thread but the gist is that that pump has neither sufficient volume nor sufficient pressure to properly operate the large cylinders of that loader. That’s why an external pump, usually actuated by the PTO is the norm. (ARE YOU POSITIVE there isn’t one, because it sure looks to me like the plumbing is connecting to something behind the front grille.) If you can, do some tracing/photos of the hydraulic plumbing where it connects to/from the control valves and to/from bottom of the fluid reservoir in the left side sub-frame upright member and let us know. PM me and we can speak if that helps.

I installed a soft start module on my 2 ton carrier unit last year for a couple reasons, one being to hopefully extend its life a bit since it is original to the house that was built in '89. I keep it clean and hope I'm not jinxing myself since it's always been a reliable unit.

I have one that is blue with no red. What appears to be red on the tongue is actually rust.