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ebinmaine
18 minutes ago, Achto said:

 

I like those king pins!! :handgestures-thumbupright:

I'm hoping I can set the steering just right so I can keep those handles but I don't think I'm going to be able to....

3/4" x 6-1/2"  should do it though, eh??

 

Go BIG. 

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Achto

Personally, I think that I would ditch the handles.:twocents-twocents:

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ebinmaine
7 minutes ago, Achto said:

Personally, I think that I would ditch the handles.:twocents-twocents:

Yeah they'll likely end up in the metal trinkets pile

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Pullstart

I say keep ‘em!  Crash test dummies style!

 

 

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ebinmaine
On 1/28/2021 at 7:45 PM, jabelman said:

Hmmm,   crash test dummies song?

Well done sir. 

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ebinmaine

The Paint Department is havin' a go today.

 

@JCM these might look familiar to you. 

 

 

 

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JCM

Lookin good there Trina, nice work. Glad to see it go to a good home. Just a reminder in case you are not aware the rear mounts on an 8- speed tractor bolt to the inside of the sub frame Eric, and on a Hydro tractor the outside as per the Kwik-Way owners manual. You can also use that with or without the weight box you just need 2 axle brackets  Part # 13794 or make your own.

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Oldskool

Trina you're doing a great job. Keep it up. Glad to see some progress. Eric good supervisory skills 🙂. Looks like a Mossberg in the back ground?

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ebinmaine
3 hours ago, JCM said:

rear mounts

These will have a 7" long tie bar between them to account for the extra length of the adapter from frame to transmission. 

 

Likely be able to start with the standard 8 speed position and go from there. I'll let the tractor line itself up as it's built. 

 

I'll be fitting the rear part of the trailer hitch right to the subframe as well. 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Oldskool said:

Trina you're doing a great job. Keep it up. Glad to see some progress. Eric good supervisory skills 🙂. Looks like a Mossberg in the back ground?

Thanks Mike. Glad I could help her. :lol:

 

The gun is a mid 80s Savage Arms 20 gauge. Very useful for helping to convince rodents they don't belong in my area. 

 

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ebinmaine

Made some other progress today as well. 

 

While I was fiddlin around with a transmission or two for @OldWorkHorse Trina wanted something to do. 

One MUST keep her busy. 

 

So she changed over to the beautiful red extra long aluminum lug nuts I had. 

 

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I like the fact that these lug nuts completely encapsulate the entire thread of the lug bolt. Good holding power. 

 

Earlier today I spent some time removing a steering wheel and the bushing the holds the steering shaft from this dash board piece. 

I believe it was on a C160 chassis. It's the wrong wheel and was already loose so not much of a fight. 

Trina then cleaned it up and sprayed it. 

Love the Copper. 

 

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So anyone know where I can get one of these here bushings??

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Oldskool

Looks like good progress today. Ya that bushing looks like it has seen better days 

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ebinmaine
24 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

Looks like good progress today. Ya that bushing looks like it has seen better days 

Slide rule measurements show 2 thou extra one way and about 4 the other. 

The shaft was all flappity in there. 

Can't have that. 

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Oldskool
Just now, ebinmaine said:

Slide rule measurements show 2 thou extra one way and about 4 the other. 

The shaft was all flappity in there. 

Can't have that. 

Well you cant have it all flippity flappity.

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Tractorhead

The bearing is from the steering shaft i guess.

right?

 

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Stormin

  Wow! Progress! :handgestures-thumbup:

 

  Can you replace that bush with a Pollard bearing and housing? Cost more but make the steering smoother and last longer.

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Maxwell-8

Or convert to a ball bearing! that would make steering even smoother. I have been thinking about doining it, because me steering bushing is pretty much gone too.

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ebinmaine
1 hour ago, Tractorhead said:

The bearing is from the steering shaft i guess.

right?

 

Correct

 

24 minutes ago, Stormin said:

  Wow! Progress! :handgestures-thumbup:

 

  Can you replace that bush with a Pollard bearing and housing? Cost more but make the steering smoother and last longer.

It would have to be something extremely thin....

Are those made that way?

 

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Oldskool
2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Correct

 

It would have to be something extremely thin....

Are those made that way?

 

What are the dimensions of the bushing?

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ebinmaine
Just now, Oldskool said:

What are the dimensions of the bushing?

.75 ID. 

.875 OD. 

 

Very thin. 

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Oldskool
8 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

.75 ID. 

.875 OD. 

 

Very thin. 

I would say so. Could you use one like this on the under side?

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ebinmaine
51 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

I would say so. Could you use one like this on the under side?

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If I drilled 2 holes through the top I could absolutely use that. 

I like the idea. 

How might I name it to order one?

Flanged bearing?

 

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Oldskool
3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

If I drilled 2 holes through the top I could absolutely use that. 

I like the idea. 

How might I name it to order one?

Flanged bearing?

 

Try WH part. #6472. Do you have a local Tractor supply? Maybe there.

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19richie66

They are at the end of almost every wheelhorse steering shaft behind the front axle. You may even have one laying around

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ebinmaine
8 minutes ago, 19richie66 said:

They are at the end of almost every wheelhorse steering shaft behind the front axle. You may even have one laying around

Yessir. Thanks.

Found a listing on fleabay for one. 

I'll bet I've got one here....

 

 

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Tractorhead
1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Yessir. Thanks.

Found a listing on fleabay for one. 

I'll bet I've got one here....

 

 

Take a look before order, there some with implemented grease nipples ( zerk fittings) Available.

Imho the better choice because they be servicable.

 

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