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I’m converting my 314-8 to electric

There was a fair amount of wear on the ends of the C81 Clutch Shaft where it goes thru the frame. Metal on metal, no bearings & not easily lubricated. I installed the bronze bushings on the 502 frame a while back, using the milling machine. The C Series has two sets of welded 3/4" diameter rods to hold the foot rests, the rear ones were in the way - could not do this in the milling machine. There were 3 choices - cut the rear rods off & reweld them later, do the work by hand, or - break out the 1950's ShopSmith 10E and use it. I went with option #3 - while the assembly & setup are extensive, it gives the best results. Pictures are for the RH bearing: the setup needs to come apart and be reassembled opposite hand to do the left.

nice work!

Fake. We haven't done a real tree in decades. Wife likes to get tree and all the trimmings up early--this year the first of November and it will come down before New Year's Day. These pre-lit trees sure make my job easier. I do enjoy the soothing ambiance of this year's tree.

Well, in between house projects for the wife, I’ve managed to get pretty deep into the disassembly on the C160. It’s crazy… I have not come across one single frozen bolt yet! Gotta love that. I sanded down the front of the frame, primer’d it and painted a little section to see what my paint choice looked like for once the other components all get ready for paint. I think I’m going to go with Sunrise Red Rustoleum. I painted the mower deck and fenders and seat pan that color back when I was just tinkering with the beginning of the restoration and I like the look of it. For the rims, I am thinking about Rustoleum Antique White. From what I’ve read here on the forummany of you guys have used it and it looks pretty good… That nice creamy off-white look almost like Ford Wimbledon white. lol, even though I’m a pretty confident Mechanic after all my experience with the case tractors, I have been videotaping the important segments of disassembly and labeling a lot of parts just to be safe. Best, Jason

It was a wedding present my Grandfather gave to my Grandmother about 100 yrs. ago. The insides deteriorated over the years. About 15 yrs. ago my wife took out it's innards, refinished the outside and installed an electric keyboard in place. You almost can't tell by looking at it. Raymond Piano Co.

It is now officially in two halves🤣 next step is going to be some serious cleaning and sanding/media blasting. I’m not going gangbusters on the sanding on this one… My hands took a real beating when I redid my CASE 444, so there’s going to be a lot of media blasting work done on this one. J

I Figured out the picture download issue ,the more I look at it ....... I think it might be string or twine, just thought maybe something may have been added in there from the factory for some added protection and this is all that remains after years of mowing.