Bell's 853

[bell 11]

Well, It's time for another project...

I bought this 633 a couple months ago.

It came with a JUNK Tecumseh hh120. I spent 2 days trying to make it work to no avail.

Then, I picked up a decent 855... after a couple hours of cleaning the carb, fuel tank and putting a new battery on it, I had it running PERFECTLY!

I need the hood, dash and some other misc. pieces off of it for my 1045, so I decided to use it as a parts tractor.

Tonight, I plated the transmission mount with some 3/16" flat stock. The bottom 2 holes had cracks running through them, about 2" long.

Then, I mounted some SWEET 4.00/4.80-8 ags on some correct WH wheels and put them on... You can see the sacrificial 855 in the background.

I am going to go ahead and put it together. I'll pull it all back apart at a later date and sand/ paint everything. I have too much on my plate right now and I REALLY need to get the 1045 back together.

More tomorrow!

[HorseFixer 2,013]

Looks good John keep up the good work! Did that other tractor sign a sheet to be a donor? :hide:

[bell 11]

Yeah, it did.... Well, I forged it's signature.

I got it all together and it was pretty uneventful!

Here she is!

I think this may be my new favorite! It has the stunning good looks of the round hoods.... and LOTS of power! :horseride: :horseride:

I drove it around for about an hour with a smile ear to ear the whole time! :D

[BairleaFarm 340]

Looks good. Love those front ags.

[bell 11]

I ordered the dual kit on Monday... they came yesterday... Talk about FAST shipping!

Today, I bead blasted the wheels (with the tires still mounted, just BARELY fit in the cabinet!) Took about 1 hour for each wheel...

I found Rustoleum "Almond" to be a almost exact match to the linen beige... I primered them with white Rustoleum "stops rust" primer, then the Almond top coat. Came out pretty decent!

Now, they are drying by the woodstove...

Tomorrow, I will put them on and hopefully blast/ paint the front wheels. I also need to put a new tube in one of the fronts. Seems I pinched one while installing the front AGs... :hide:

[bell 11]

I put on a fresh (perfect keyways) set of hubs and keys.. and mounted them up... I'm pretty happy with them...

[Brian1045 28]

I was wondering about that same dual kit Jon!

I have the link saved in my ebay. It looks really good man.

I know I've asked this before, but what are the rim and tire sizes you have on that set up?

Those aren't 7.5" rims are they?

[bell 11]

Thanks Brian! It's kinda nice working on them once in a while... Seems like I never have time to work on them, because I'm always hauling them in...

I'm not sure of the rim width... but they're not 7.5"... More like 5"

The tires are 6-12

[joebob 45]

really nice looking ride Bell, now you have me thinking what to do with one of my roundys