704 Rebuild

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NICE! Go big...

or stay home!

[DBlackston 312]

I dug out the tires tonight that need mounted. 

 

I have a set of rear ags and front turfs off the 854 that will be joining this pile soon. 

 

I plan on following the treatment outlined in this post.

 

Going to pressure wash them, soak them in Ru-Glyde in trash bags, then paint them with some Miller Tire paint.

 

I plan on tubing them all so the dry rot cracking doesn't really bother. My main concern with them is that one set of the ags have areas where some layers of rubber peeled off the bead where they were rusted on the rim. Since I will be running them with tubes I think I should be fine.  If it's noticeable at the rim I will run them as the inside dual.

 

The 704 will get duals rear ags and front ags. The 854 will be getting front and rear ags, and the 653 will be getting front and rear turfs.

Edited July 19, 2020 by DBlackston

[DBlackston 312]

Well I worked on the tire restoration as I had time this week. Here they are all laid out.

 

 

 

I ended up opting to skip the RuGlyde treatment due to my remaining time before my next semester starts. I also ended up having American Automotive Black Tire Paint instead of the Miller.

 

The Bleche White worked great with some gentle scrubbing from a stiff brush. Here are a few comparison shots between a cleaned and uncleaned tire. 

 

 

 

The tire paint also worked great. I sprayed six 6-12 tires and six 4.0/8 tires. I applied two coats but I am certain that one was sufficent. My paint area is fairly dim and I am fairly blind. The second coat was really a stopgap measure incase I missed any areas.

 

I applied the paint very heavy and did get some runs. After the tires were dry there were however no noticeable runs. Many of the reviews online mentioned this paint acted more like a dye and I would agree. 

 

I used 5oz of the paint leaving me another 123oz to use. I sincerley hope I never have cause to use it all thats alot of tires!

 

Here is a comparison of some painted and unpainted tires.

 

 

 

 

Here are some photos of the painted tires.

 

 

 

This is a completed Silvertown compared to an unrestored Silvertown I have on the 854.

 

 

 

I purchased a Harbor Freight Mini tire changer yesterday and hope to have a few sets mounted in the next few days. 

 

 

 

Edited August 10, 2020 by DBlackston

[DBlackston 312]

Messed around on the long weekend and ended up painting some parts.

 

[Jennifer 1,878]

Any up dates?  

[DBlackston 312]

Unfortunately no.  I am still working 50-60 hour weeks and going to college full time so Ibhavent had a ton of time for hobbies unfortunately. 

 

I hope to get back into it here soon but have some higher priorities.

[DBlackston 312]

Two years later, I have three mounted tires. 

 

I am in my last semester of school and only have two classes this semester. I really hope to find time to work on this project in the next few months. 

 

 

[Pullstart 68,130]

On 9/21/2022 at 11:39 PM, DBlackston said:

 

Two years later, I have three mounted tires. 

 

no need to rush into things…   Hey!  Those tires look pretty good!

[DBlackston 312]

This is finally coming together! I have some difficulties with the brake rod, and I am lacking a brake band, but otherwise we seem to be cruising right along. 

When I bought all of my stainless hardware I somehow forgot to purchase all of the roll pins and cotter pins I need. I'm looking to purchase those in the next few days and progress should start again!

[kpinnc 15,653]

On 8/9/2020 at 8:01 PM, DBlackston said:

My paint area is fairly dim and I am fairly blind.

 

More t-shirt slogans! 

 

For me: "I am fairly dim and fairly blind. Speak slowly and be prepared to repeat yourself". 

[DBlackston 312]

More progress this week. The parts piles are certainly shrinking!

 

 

 

I finished up my side project of a Tub Cart minus decals and axle dust covers. 

 

 

 

 

I purchased some throttle and choke cables, tie rod ends, and a litany of parts from Wheel Horse Parts and More. 

 

I do need to find a 3279 switch, or something I like to replace it for the dash. Looks like it was originally a toggle, but I may change it to a push button momentary style. 

 

My Cole Hersee 5007 switch, Peterson tail light, and some 3" Led lights for modern day HL-5 lights showed up. I'll need to make the brackets for the switch and lights now. I plan on running these off of a Dewalt 20v Battery adapter since this is a pull start non/generator machine.

 

I also received my stainless hardware from Bolt Depot. Man did I ever like using that company, so easy! Their items are so well packed too!

 

I will need to figure out a way to make the Hi-Lo shifter work on this.  I really don't want to cut the piece of tin between the dash column and toolbox. I may need to fabricate one with cutouts for the shifters.

 

Here she is for now,  I put on more than I needed as far as belt guards go but I was dying to see a more finished product!

 

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by DBlackston

[ebinmaine 74,488]

3 hours ago, DBlackston said:

 

I also received my stainless hardware from Bolt Depot. Man did I ever like using that company, so easy! Their items are so well packed too!

 

 

Glad to hear that. 

They've been a huge help for me for several years now. 

I switched over to mostly grade 8 and pay less than local stores sell grade 5. Even the box stores.  

Excellent customer service too.