Got another one. A 416 this time.

[oliver2-44 11,028]

@cleat what finish paint are you using?

Edited Monday at 03:25 PM by oliver2-44

[cleat 7,771]

Lower steering shaft support block ready to install.

Block has new bronze bushings installed top and bottom.

Bolts are 1-1/2" long and fit perfect even though parts manual calls for 1-3/4".

 

Lower steering shaft showing slotted nut.

 

Nut removed from lower steering shaft then shaft greased where it slides into block.

Block slid onto lower steering shaft then bolted to frame.

Bolts torqued to 30 ft/lb.

 

Grease fitting installed.

 

Never seize applied to shaft threads then washer and nut loosely installed.

 

Overview of steering assembly as installed.

[cleat 7,771]

9 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

@cleat what finish paint are you using?

 

I used Home Hardware brand international harvester red for most of the tractor parts either by spray gun or using aerosol cans for small parts.

For areas where a higher quality finish is requires such as the rear fender and the hood (which will be next summer), I used Tremclad farm and implement international harvester red.

 

Of course I used primer made by the same manufacturer under the paint applied.

 

For the black I use Home Hardware gloss or semi-gloss as required.

 

 

[ebinmaine 74,971]

8 hours ago, cleat said:

Block has new bronze bushings installed top and bottom.

 

 

I'd love to learn how to do this eventually 

 

[Bill D 2,398]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

 

I'd love to learn how to do this eventually 

 

I've done it.  I'm sure you could too.  You have the drill press for it now.  

[ebinmaine 74,971]

2 minutes ago, Bill D said:

I've done it.  I'm sure you could too.  You have the drill press for it now.  

 

Need to figure out some angles and clamping...

[Bill D 2,398]

On 11/18/2025 at 12:38 PM, c-series don said:

I’m not sure how many people are on this forum? Many, many people. But you sir are the most thorough in your restoration work. 

Perhaps the moderators can pin his restoration threads for future reference.

[Bill D 2,398]

1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Need to figure out some angles and clamping...

It's not hard, you just need the right drill press vice.  I'll have to take some pictures.  

[ebinmaine 74,971]

7 minutes ago, Bill D said:

It's not hard, you just need the right drill press vice.  I'll have to take some pictures.  

 

 

I'd appreciate that

[cleat 7,771]

4 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

 

I'd love to learn how to do this eventually 

 

 

Next one of those blocks that I drill out and install bushings into will get well documented.

Likely next summer.

 

[cleat 7,771]

Brake drum shaft ready for drum.

 

Light coat of never seize applied so drum will come off easier next time.

 

Brake drum and hardware ready to be installed.

This OEM but used bolt has some form of thread locker on it.

 

Drum installed and bolt tightened.

 

[cleat 7,771]

Brake band ready to be installed.

 

Brake band installed.

Note that I used extra washers to hold band in more securely but there is still a bit of play to ensure free movement.

 

[cleat 7,771]

Hydraulic supply line from pump to valve ready to be installed.

 

Hydraulic supply line from pump to valve installed and nut tightened finger tight.

 

Hydraulic supply line from pump to valve temporary plug installed.

 

[cleat 7,771]

Hydro control plate ready to be installed.

 

Hydro control plate installed.

 

[cleat 7,771]

I'm sorry if this assembly is taking too long. I am really working hard to pace myself to make it last as it is my winter project.

 

Keeps me in the shop out of my Wife's hair (not that she minds my company I'm sure).

 

 

[ebinmaine 74,971]

8 minutes ago, cleat said:

I'm sorry if this assembly is taking too long. I am really working hard to pace myself to make it last as it is my winter project.

 

Keeps me in the shop out of my Wife's hair (not that she minds my company I'm sure).

 

 

 

 

Funny you would bring that up because I was thinking this morning you're going a little too fast. Going to need another project by the end of winter.

[SylvanLakeWH 29,518]

56 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

 

Funny you would bring that up because I was thinking this morning you're going a little too fast. Going to need another project by the end of winter.

And that would be a Colossus of a mistake...  

[cleat 7,771]

I do have two more on the back burner, a 312-8 and a 314H.

 

Problem is that the cleanup and paint requires warmer weather so one of those will be next years project.

 

[cleat 7,771]

Hoodstand ready to be installed.

 

Hoodstand bolts ready.

I ended up just using 10 of the shorter bolts, the longer ones were not needed.

 

Hoodstand and foot control auto-center lever ready to be installed.

 

Hoodstand sat into position on frame and two front lower bolts screwed in to hold it in position.

All the lower side bolts screwed in finger tight then the top left bolts were screwed in finger tight.

This will properly align the hoodstand.

 

The foot control auto-center lever is now ready to be installed.

Picture shows slightly longer bolts (7/8") but these were not required so I used the same length bolts as in the rest of the hoodstand (5/8").

 

Foot control auto-center lever installed.

 

 

 

 

All 10 hoodstand mounting bolts including the ones in the foot control auto-center lever torqued to 17 ft/lb.

The 1/4" pivot bolt in the foot control auto-center lever is just tightened enough to not have any side to side play but must pivot freely. 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by cleat

[8ntruck 8,254]

On 11/21/2025 at 7:50 PM, ebinmaine said:

 

 

I'd appreciate that

Eric, you will probably need a dial indicator and a holder that you can chuck up it  to help line up the part you are working on.

[ebinmaine 74,971]

1 hour ago, 8ntruck said:

Eric, you will probably need a dial indicator and a holder that you can chuck up it  to help line up the part you are working on.

 

Thank you. I may have both of those tools but I've never connected the two so I don't know if one will clamp on the other okay.