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Yesterday we brought home my grandpa's 1967 Cub Cadet 122 so I could tear into and replace a headgasket, reseal the motor, fix the clutch, fix some fatigue welds, go through the mower deck, get it all degreased, flush and refill tranny, and probably some other stuff that I cant think if off the top of my head. Anyways, I have been taking photos as I go along. And when we were taking it off the trailer the left front spindle broke so I'm in need of one of those.

January 13, 1888 The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. for "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge"

My wife recorded me plowing snow on Dec 11 but I just got the video from her now to post it. The 520HC worked well as always.

Plug wires ready to install. Wires got a light coat of silicone grease inside all 4 boots. Right side plug wire installed. Left side plug wire and clip installed. Note that I heated the clip with a hair dryer to make it soft so it did not break when inserting the wire. Plug wires installed. Oil filter air gasket ready to install. Oil filter air gasket installed.

Oh come on now..........................

What is wrong with the one that is on it? Usually a good cleaning and carb kit will fix the original. Some times you need to add a bushing to the butterfly shaft, if it is sloppy. I use only OEM kits. https://www.amazon.com/Kohler-25-757-01-S-Carburetor-product_by-randysenginerepair__JENT12120966218239/dp/B01MCQBNMT/ref=sr_1_4? The bushing, you will require 2 of these. They can also be found in Hillman drawers at most hardware stores. https://www.amazon.com/Hillman-Group-58087-Bearing-16-Inch/dp/B00MND8WNY

Direct drive does save on parts and reduces friction losses. It also permits matching the motor to the task--voltage, single or variable speed, horsepower, etc

For the moment, I had some rubber in my shop, and just put that down so that I could occasionally sit on the tractor and make engine noises, dreaming of doing laps in the yard😂.

Was an excellent source for the "increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge " for many years. I cancelled my subscription many years ago when they started increasing the confusion of geographic knowledge...

Regarding LOTR - Bill (Bill The Pony) was Samwise's pony. Shadowfax was Gandalf's horse.

Jim, that brings back some memories that I had on one of the 1257s I had and 1057 that one was a total nightmare. It turned out well. I believe I actually painted that one. Enjoy the 1257.

This was actually something I had thought about. I only need about 1/4 inch for the lift to clear. Maybe less... The upper steering shaft is the only thing that would be of concern. The hole that it passes through is partially slotted already. Definitely got some work to do.

One of the best TV shows ever. Cheezy, camp, and ridiculous. Most evil villains. And the coolest car in the world. That walking up the wall gag was great. Oh, and Catwoman!

or I recommend these guys Rebuilt Onan Engine Repair Services | Kustom but they are a little more than the cheaper knock offs.

Since it’s got a Vanguard, and you’re piecing it together, I vote for Vanderbilt.

And what's your excuse???

Man I hope so...

That shouldn’t matter..you think your the only Eric? Or me the only Mike? Clyde is still my choice …. Now make it happen

I was considering giving you some grief and perhaps even a snide remark about memory... then I recalled I hadn't posted this yet.

I haven't named any of my tractors, even if I thought of a good name. Nothing against it at all. It's just that I can barely keep all my kid's names in my mind so I'm just trying not to confuse myself...

Too cold for lots of pics & vids. Got this one of grandson #2. Sleddig.mov

Git-R-Done

Mountain Mule

I was thinking the same but don't know enough really to comment. The old Wheel Horse Elec-Trac models just used electrically powered mower decks, as do many new electric mowers. They have a seperate motor for each blade. One thing about it, they don't loose torque due to pulley and belt systems. Much simpler design...

Happy Birthday @Tuneup, we ae glad you were born

I just read that hybrid and full electric Zamboni ice dressing machines have been quite a success. Separate motors for motion and ice dressing machinery.

Compression test result 120 PSI both cylinders Plugs gapped to 0.025 ready to be installed. Champion RS17YX plug used. These were in the tractor when I bought it and seem to be in great shape and the tractor ran fine. Plugs installed and torqued to 15 ft/lb. I put a small bit of never seize on the threads.

Definitely following here. I've always wanted to convert an XI tractor to electric. Do you have plans for PTO powering or will you plan on driving implements only?

I wired one to the pink dash lights wire on a 520 so it would be fused by that circuit. Problem is as the pump pulses the (led) lights flicker in tune with the pump. I may move it to the coil but I may have a battery going south too as it kinda goes away at throttle up.

Can't put together da time nor da money.

There around 900 billionaires in the US, and not one of those losers has decided to become...

I may move the steering gear itself forward a couple hairs. Redrill with 4 new holes instead of just the 2 forward ones.

The risk you might have is water getting between the mat and the foot rest during use or when washed. If the mat is your decision, I’d consider rubber cement. I went with the skateboard stuff (in boring black) and am pleased.

Great work. Sold as grip for skateboards! A HUGE variety of colors and patterns available.

Looking great Chris.

I have an Amcrest system which I installed myself, hardwired, 4 camera, but upgradeable to 8. It has its own 5 terabit hard drive that rewrites once filled, and a monitor. Will record continually or motion activated. I've had quite a while now, I'm not even sure if it's still available. It's not connected to the internet, all self contained.

This is true. I did the tranny a couple of years ago in order to fix a a bad 3rd gear so with a fresh engine it should be good for another 60yrs.

Wow throw a belt guard and a seat on her and I would be done with that one

Todays adventure - rebuild the steering system. To start off I turned a portion of 5/8" stock down to 9/16" and threaded it to 12 pitch. Next drill a hole in it and tap the inside of it to 3/8-24. Then use a parting tool to cut it to length. OK, what am I building here ?? Remember the fan gear that the PO messed up by welding the drag link to it? The hole in it was too large for a heal-a-coil. So I tapped the hole in it to 9/16-12. What I made was an insert to repair the require 3/8-24 hole in the fan gear. Inserted with Loctite plus I peened the edges to ensure that it does not move. Next - take a peace of 5/8" x 4.5" stock, turn a 15/16" length of each end down to 7/16" and thread it to a 20 pitch. One new drag link. Now for the tie rod that was butchered up. First off, position the front axle and spindles so that everything is held strait. Then cut a 1" x 5/16" flat bar to length. Use a transfer punch to mark the outer holes. Drill the 1/2" holes in each end and the 3/8" hole for the drag link and test bolt things together. Looking good, now it was time to turn the two 1/2' bolts into part #3949 clevis pins. Cut to length and then drill an 1/8" hole 1" deep into the end of the bolt. Drill & tap the end to 1/4-28 to a depth of 3/8" for a grease zerk. Drill an 1/8" cross hole to meet up with the 1/8" length wise hole so that grease can get to the pivot point. Front end repaired & almost ready for some paint.

Shouldn't be. Getting the cylinders out was about an hour, should be less to install them once they are back together. At this point it looks like it will be about 5 minutes per unit to swap out seals. I'm not sure what the local distributor will charge, but it looks like parts should be under $100. The real money in lift cylinders is the cylinders themselves, which most shops opt to just change the whole thing out, because the cost of having the lift down an extra day to have them rebuilt is more than the price of an exchange cylinder.

Air tools for tearing down an engine in the kitchen!

Cylinders are out. It was about as easy as it looked on Youtube. Can't quite figure out how to get them open. It looks like there is spring-clip, you have to align a mark on the end cap with the slot the spring is visible through. That's all I'm sure of though. I found two videos of guys working on this style cylinder, looks like one pushed the spring in, and one pulled it out, and neither showed what they did clearly, so I am eating deer baloney and watching Stargate instead.

Yesterday was in the mid-30’s so the stuff on the sled hill got a bit soft. Last night we got a nice snow/sleet coating from the front edge of a sharp cold front. Today the hill was as close as I can remember to perfect. Icy hard base under a thin layer of crunchy, icy snow. Fast but steerable. Wahoo!

Looks like so much fun to play in the snow! Of course we don't get enough here in NC for me to have a clue what I'm talking about...

Got a different tire and new tube waited a day to make sure everything held air. Getting the 68.5lbs weight back on is a real PIA. Came up with this based on something posted here a few weeks ago. Worked great. The wood plate was what I used to use for WH tranny swaps before i got a tranny jack.

Whst are you doing for insulation and heat?

Yeah, about that... I don't have a funnel that works well with the wife's car. I went walking through with an empty bottle looking for a knife so I could cut it open for a funnel and ended up slinging oil all over the place. At least it was clean oil. Happened after that picture was taken though.

The old Defiant didn't have glass in the doors. (Had one) I have a Resolute Aclaim which looks similar. Nice stoves!