ebinmaine 63,205 #251 Posted March 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, WHX?? said: What who when where? Some guy in cheeseland. 17 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Why does the head appear to be weird shaped? Beats me bub. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #252 Posted March 17, 2023 Not much time tonight for tractah fiddlin' but we did get a couple things done. The carb is dunked in the soak em drink. Trina AKA The Paint Department did a bit of spraying on the frame to purty it up a hair. My big news. Just WOW. Is it ever.. incredibly nice... to have the right tools when you tackle a chore. A few months ago I bought a new set of ½ drive impact sockets. A few weeks ago I bought a new ½ battery powered impact gun. Medium strength. And today.... The WOW piece. A hub puller made for real work!! I kid you not. It took me longer to thread in 6 bolts and spray oil them than it did to remove the hub. Did I mention WOW?? Almost makes me want to attack one of those arrogantly nasty stuck hubs just for kicks. Almost. 3 5 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,809 #253 Posted March 17, 2023 23 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Some guy in cheeseland Cats out the bag then... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,172 #254 Posted March 17, 2023 I like cheese... I don't like cats in or out of bags... @ebinmaine them cheeseheads are ok don't care what @Pullstart says... But @WHX?? and @Achto - you guys focus now... focus... Maine ain't on the map...er... route... er... agenda... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #255 Posted March 17, 2023 1 minute ago, SylvanLakeWH said: I like cheese... I don't like cats in or out of bags... @ebinmaine them cheeseheads are ok don't care what @Pullstart says... But @WHX?? and @Achto - you guys focus now... focus... Maine ain't on the map...er... route... er... agenda... Dan n Uncle Jim don't you be listenin' to no Sylvans... Stop by anytime ya want. I'll make up some 🤠 ☕. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #256 Posted March 17, 2023 BBT got the front end of Millie picked up so the transmission can drain. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #257 Posted March 17, 2023 The Paint Department gave the replacement (correct) fuel tank a quick sanding and hit it with acetone. Some Rust-Oleum 2x primer on now. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,671 #258 Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/16/2023 at 7:43 PM, ebinmaine said: Dan n Uncle Jim don't you be listenin' to no Sylvans... Stop by anytime ya want. I'll make up some 🤠 ☕. One of these days, this cheesehead and his gang are gonna be rolling up to your barn in Gulliver… we’ve had the privilege to visit some of the RS members scattered across this great country and one of these days we will make it up to Maine! 2 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #259 Posted March 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, PeacemakerJack said: One of these days, this cheesehead and his gang are gonna be rolling up to your barn in Gulliver… we’ve had the privilege to visit some of the RS members scattered across this great country and one of these days we will make it up to Maine! Plenty o space! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,671 #260 Posted March 18, 2023 32 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Plenty o space! For sure…when you travel 35,000 miles per year with a family of six and luggage…Gulliver is perfect. The huge bonus is the 22mpg average fuel economy👍🏻 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #261 Posted March 19, 2023 Trina's been sanding and cleaning the engine sheet metal for painting. Evidently this engine was repainted at some point. There's gray primer under the red. She'll do some more sanding on the inside of the outer cover then spray it. Gas tank and strap are in color coat now. Tan and black respectively. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 294 #262 Posted March 19, 2023 On 6/13/2021 at 8:14 PM, ebinmaine said: More paint ON more parts.... I guess it's better than my or my wife's undies hanging there! 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #263 Posted March 20, 2023 More painting and cleaning and painting today. She also started getting the engine put back together and scraping the muck. This'll be painted as it sits after it's cleaned up. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 6,873 #264 Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Wayne0 said: guess it's better than my or my wife's undies hanging there! My wife had to stop hanging her undies on the clothesline… the dog wouldn’t stop jumping through the leg holes…😝 Edited March 20, 2023 by Horse Newbie 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #265 Posted March 20, 2023 The Local Disassembly Department has been busy today. Even the transmission is off now... @Racinbob my friend you've created a VERY happy BBT tractor restorer !!! Here's the new ish fan gear. Already painted flat black. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 10,294 #266 Posted March 20, 2023 Now that makes me smile Eric. I haven't quite figured out the color combo she has planned but I'm liking it. Great work Trina! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #267 Posted March 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Racinbob said: color combo All flat. Black of course. Khaki. 1920 Army Green. It's a much lighter color than the OD Green. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #268 Posted March 21, 2023 After working on disassembly some more Trina spent a bit of time on cleaning the engine block. She sanded all the surfaces of the breather plates and installed that using new gaskets. Then the block was attacked with copious amounts of acetone. Between the two of us we were able to recut the threads in the exhaust. They were REALLY filled with carbon. Only the last two outer threads were open. All better now. I got one of the two 6 speed transmissions taken apart. We'll combine the two we have to make a good one for this tractor then get better gears for the next build. Even the world famous "Hoobie Doobie" balls made an appearance! 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 10,622 #269 Posted March 21, 2023 18 hours ago, ebinmaine said: world famous "Hoobie Doobie" balls made an appearance I’ve been losing a lot fewer small metal parts since I splurged on a couple of magnetic bowls at a Harbor Freight sale. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #270 Posted March 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Handy Don said: I’ve been losing a lot fewer small metal parts since I splurged on a couple of magnetic bowls at a Harbor Freight sale. Excellent splurge. We have a couple of Mac tools bowls we got from my father's friend Frank cleaning out some camper stuff. Also a couple of "magnet on a stick". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #271 Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) The engine and Starter generator got some Army Green paint today. Note the coat hangin' here... German Army Green wool Edited March 21, 2023 by ebinmaine 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #272 Posted March 22, 2023 I got the other transuhmashun all dis-parted from its pieces. Popped the Hi-Lo shifter pin out. AMAZING what ya can do with the right tools. Checked the bearings. All good. Cleaned up the gasket surface on the narrow side. Trina cleaned and painted the two shifters. Some brackets. The ignition coil and condenser. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #273 Posted March 31, 2023 Me n BBT been fightin' colds and busy this last week. Finally got a few minutes to get back on this one... Trina got the engine bolted back down to the work table so she could tighten the oil pan bolts to spec. I checked the progress on the soaking carb and fuel pump. Should clean up nice. She finished the torque sequence for the head bolts while I pointed which ones went when. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,221 #274 Posted April 1, 2023 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: Me n BBT been fightin' colds and busy this last week. Finally got a few minutes to get back on this one... Trina got the engine bolted back down to the work table so she could tighten the oil pan bolts to spec. I checked the progress on the soaking carb and fuel pump. Should clean up nice. She finished the torque sequence for the head bolts while I pointed which ones went when. She didn't need any help, we know you were just trying to look useful. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,205 #275 Posted April 1, 2023 Gasket surface block sanded. Interior cleaned out. Bearings oiled. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
