WHGuy413 2,533 #18051 Posted December 24, 2022 I’ve been down with the flu the last few days. So no progress on anything here. The carb kits I ordered showed up so the boys can rebuild a few when they are here. I did manage to finally finish wrapping presents. This one should surprise Alex. Be happy to get back out in the garage. Going stir crazy in the house. Thankfully not enough snow to plow with these last storms so the horses have been quiet. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,113 #18052 Posted December 24, 2022 @TonyToro , thanks for the shout , and MERRY CHRISTMAS ! note last photo , thats the valve and its standing fuel hold effect . other ideas that I also use on my stuff , is there , anything that i suggest , has been proven to assist / work , those spring assist cable pulls , lubricant , make cables work like butter , pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuneup 1,416 #18053 Posted December 24, 2022 HaHa - lost power at 11:15 last night. Rolled over and figured the cold would wake me. Yeah - around 4. 2° outside and windy. Out to the shed to get the gen which has never been used (but fuel always cycled). Moved the ignored 520H outside so there's my WH activity for the day. Gen needed Gumout to cough and start. Power on at 6. Fire is warm. Internet fixed at 8:30. Off to the neighbor's, who has no heat, with the garage heater. Fun times! House warming - is now at 64. Stay warm out there y'all! 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darb1964 1,014 #18054 Posted December 24, 2022 12 hours ago, WHGuy413 said: I’ve been down with the flu the last few days. So no progress on anything here. The carb kits I ordered showed up so the boys can rebuild a few when they are here. I did manage to finally finish wrapping presents. This one should surprise Alex. Be happy to get back out in the garage. Going stir crazy in the house. Thankfully not enough snow to plow with these last storms so the horses have been quiet. On the other side of 413 Peru we got two inches of rain and then eight inches of snow. The twelve plus inches of wet heavy snow is now solid ice. 0 when I got up at six this morning. I haven't done anything with the fresh light snow yet, seems to help with traction when my wife went to the barn too feed her goats. Will clear the drive when it warms up some. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,533 #18055 Posted December 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Darb1964 said: On the other side of 413 Peru we got two inches of rain and then eight inches of snow. The twelve plus inches of wet heavy snow is now solid ice. 0 when I got up at six this morning. I haven't done anything with the fresh light snow yet, seems to help with traction when my wife went to the barn too feed her goats. Will clear the drive when it warms up some. We have dodged the bulk of the snow. The boys did plow one small storm. I wouldn’t complain if we didn’t get any snow. But I know I’m not that lucky. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatingman 941 #18056 Posted December 24, 2022 Cleared some snow in style on Thursday afternoon when the bulk of it came down. Did some touch up of the blown snow this morning. Pretty satisfied with the traction. No slippage at all so far. Site looks pretty festive by the way. 6 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,113 #18057 Posted December 24, 2022 @Heatingman merry christmas ! like your blade slides , are they on compression springs? blade is also clean , any lubricant on it? do a lot of road side touch up plowing , slides off like nothing , pete 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatingman 941 #18058 Posted December 24, 2022 1 hour ago, peter lena said: @Heatingman merry christmas ! like your blade slides , are they on compression springs? blade is also clean , any lubricant on it? do a lot of road side touch up plowing , slides off like nothing , pete Just metal 1/2 round pucks welded onto 3/4” threaded studs to adjust ride height. close up of the slides. No lube on the blade…yet. Probably do a lube down once it thaws and dries in the heated garage it lives in. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,444 #18059 Posted December 24, 2022 nice. Better than $50 each for factory slides that are still available through Toro. I need to add some to my blade. Most of my snow removal plowing will be on turf or gravel. Do you have trouble snagging those on anything? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatingman 941 #18060 Posted December 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, 8ntruck said: nice. Better than $50 each for factory slides that are still available through Toro. I need to add some to my blade. Most of my snow removal plowing will be on turf or gravel. Do you have trouble snagging those on anything? Not yet. But I also have a thick plastic wear bar sandwiched between the blade and the original wear bar. It glides pretty good so far, and my driveway is fairly smooth. The apron to the garage is concrete, the rest is asphalt. The slides and the wear bar are set approximately the same height. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,113 #18061 Posted December 24, 2022 @Heatingman seen similar slide discs with a compression spring , so it would work on irregular surfaces , used on a quad blade set up . been using aerosol penetrating oil on my blades for years , snow release is ridiculous , just a continuous smooth roll off . good talkin , merry christmas , pete 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,113 #18062 Posted December 24, 2022 @Heatingman https://www.motosport.com/utility/plow-accessories?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=paid_nonbrand_search&gclid=a9a6fdb87d09134220e49e1f263c392c&gclsrc=3p.ds&&gclid=a9a6fdb87d09134220e49e1f263c392c&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=a9a6fdb87d09134220e49e1f263c392c , seen these , ideas ,pete 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #18063 Posted December 24, 2022 Today I pulled the engine out of Reese the rj since I’m at my grandparents hopefully I can take it home 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 6,936 #18064 Posted December 26, 2022 On 12/24/2022 at 6:18 PM, The Freightliner Guy said: Today I pulled the engine out of Reese the rj since I’m at my grandparents hopefully I can take it home What’s wrong with the engine ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #18065 Posted December 26, 2022 Supposably the springs broke but we are just going to put a predator 212 in it instead 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 6,936 #18066 Posted December 26, 2022 What springs broke ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #18067 Posted December 26, 2022 The recoil spring for the pull cord 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 10,697 #18068 Posted December 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, The Freightliner Guy said: The recoil spring for the pull cord As I recall, this is not one of the original Kohler or Lausen engines, right? It’s a replacement Briggs? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 6,936 #18069 Posted December 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, The Freightliner Guy said: The recoil spring for the pull cord And you’re going to do a repower for that ? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #18070 Posted December 26, 2022 Yes it’s a b&s that grandpa Reese himself put in and yes I’m going to replace the engine with a predator 212 for now until I want to work on that old Briggs 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 6,936 #18071 Posted December 26, 2022 Oh, okay… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,713 #18072 Posted December 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, The Freightliner Guy said: Yes it’s a b&s that grandpa Reese himself put in and yes I’m going to replace the engine with a predator 212 for now until I want to work on that old Briggs FLG (short for Freight liner guy)... are you bringing that RJ home? Don 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #18073 Posted December 26, 2022 Possibly next week when we drop off my brothers clunker at an auto body shop 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,713 #18074 Posted December 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, The Freightliner Guy said: Possibly next week when we drop off my brothers clunker at an auto body shop I'll have my eye out! Hope you get it, I'm glad you are still persistent in getting it! Let us know if you need anything... I and many other members have parts for these old tractors... and are more than happy to help whenever we can. Merry Christmas, Don 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #18075 Posted December 26, 2022 Thanks don and everyone Kollin 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
