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C-Series Hybrid Idea
ri702bill replied to Easton Rich's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Just Googled it - costs over $100 now... - Today
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C-Series Hybrid Idea
kpinnc replied to Easton Rich's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
I paid about $50 for mine, but that was several years ago. -
Would like at least most parts there, but if you have one . . let's see
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I have wanted an early EPCO tractor, that used the Ford banjo rear. I would love to have a Ride-A-Way Senior, if anyone knows of one for sale :) So I picked up a 1957 Country Squire. It's an Economy that was sold mail order other than from a dealer. Anyway . I figured and have seen info . .that by '57 all should have had hoods, right? Mine has the Wisconsin engine, but no hood. Problem is, I don't see any hood attachment points. I have seen first hand, the hood and attachment points on an Economy with a B&S engine. The same hood would not work with a Wisconsin engine, but something similar obviously. But mine has no points to bolt it on . .at least that I see. Anyone know more3 than me?? Learn me somthin :)
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I only modeled the hydraulic surfaces from the intake to the discharge. So I never got involved with the size or shape of the upper and lower reservoirs. I only needed the max and min water levels and the flow rates to conduct the model tests. There was one TVA project where the prototype index test showed 4.5% less HP output than the model test. After extensive testing and inspection of the new runners we supplied and of the modifications we made to the draft tube shapes, we determined the turbine was not seeing the correct flow. Divers were sent down upstream of the intake and discovered a silt build up that was blocking a lower corner of the intake. Using a Garmin depth/fish finder with GPS I made a map of the silt and installed the same scaled down obstruction on the model. The model test now matched the lower output of the prototype. There is a lot of reluctance to disturb these silt deposits. I do not know if TVA ever removed the silt or just lived with the reduced output.
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C-Series Hybrid Idea
Easton Rich replied to Easton Rich's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Wow, I’ll definitely look into it. How much does it cost? The website didn’t say -
They had done both of those, but it was as much as 30’ deep over 1,900 flat acres and the original bottom seal needed work. Not feasible to test every square yard. The upgraded bottom used an additional layer of clay trucked in and carefully compacted.
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Just awesome. I tried to make a set of stainless pivot bolts on the 701. My tooling just isn't tough enough for stainless so I reused the originals.
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C-Series Hybrid Idea
kpinnc replied to Easton Rich's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
These are what I use on my Scag zero turn and it is awesome. They work with any engine, and are simple to wire up. You wrap the sense wire around a spark plug wire, so it engages based on the RPM of the engine. Soft start clutch controller -
What, no hydrogeology study? Not even a perc test? Yikes. I guess that’s what you get for surmising in lieu of testing.
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Down pressure from that lift is actually stronger than the up pressure because down is extending and lift is retracting.
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...also lengthening the life of countless ship propellers and enabling fast quiet submarines. My work for the Lewiston project had do do with mapping the bottom of the reservoir to help plan remediation for leakage. The reservoir, as you probably know, was built on flat ground surrounded by a high levee. The ground wasn’t as impermeable as the original builders surmised!
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Stevasaurus would say that ...
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It still should move tho as it's a double acting cylinder. Means it uses hydraulic pressure to move it up and down. You may have some air in the system. Check the transmission oil level. Having some weight on it may help bleed air. It may also be the transmission might need some warm up time. The charge pump... the part of the transmission that provides high pressure ... often needs to run for abit to get fluid moving. Especially in cold weather.
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C-Series Hybrid Idea
midpack replied to Easton Rich's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
I have a soft start module on a Magnum 18 with an electric PTO. It makes a huge difference. I originally ran it with a manual PTO so I knew exactly how much of a difference it made. -
Good evening everyone. I am in need of a belt guard for my 1257. Hoping to find one in decent shape as my tractor is in decent shape. I am willing to pay shipping also whatever it may be. Please let me know what you have. Thank you.
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Yessir.
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401 Suburban Resto
SylvanLakeWH replied to Achto's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Wow... give a guy indoor plumbing and the lectricity and bam - you are so much more than a fried cheese curd... Beautiful work!!! -
RIP Bobby
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Todays adventure - rebuild the steering system. To start off I turned a portion of 5/8" stock down to 9/16" and threaded it to 12 pitch. Next drill a hole in it and tap the inside of it to 3/8-24. Then use a parting tool to cut it to length. OK, what am I building here ?? Remember the fan gear that the PO messed up by welding the drag link to it? The hole in it was too large for a heal-a-coil. So I tapped the hole in it to 9/16-12. What I made was an insert to repair the require 3/8-24 hole in the fan gear. Inserted with Loctite plus I peened the edges to ensure that it does not move. Next - take a peace of 5/8" x 4.5" stock, turn a 15/16" length of each end down to 7/16" and thread it to a 20 pitch. One new drag link. Now for the tie rod that was butchered up. First off, position the front axle and spindles so that everything is held strait. Then cut a 1" x 5/16" flat bar to length. Use a transfer punch to mark the outer holes. Drill the 1/2" holes in each end and the 3/8" hole for the drag link and test bolt things together. Looking good, now it was time to turn the two 1/2' bolts into part #3949 clevis pins. Cut to length and then drill an 1/8" hole 1" deep into the end of the bolt. Drill & tap the end to 1/4-28 to a depth of 3/8" for a grease zerk. Drill an 1/8" cross hole to meet up with the 1/8" length wise hole so that grease can get to the pivot point. Front end repaired & almost ready for some paint.
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Not much. Still on a 20lb weight limit from Wednesday's surgery. Walked 1 1/2 miles with the dog, lost, a game of cribbage to Mrs 8n, played some solitaire, watched the snow fall, ran some laundry, and watched the FIRST Robotics reveal of the 2026 game. Looks like it is going to be a fun one. It involves shooting 6" foam balls into a target and climbing the robot up a 3 step ladder.
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I, for one, really enjoy the rabbits that are chased in this site. You all have brought insight and caused me to study outside the realm of this Redsquare just by chasing rabbits. I would lots rather be stimulated to study about things that I have never even thought about be it Wheelhorse wise or a host of other topics than watching Oprah.
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No not really rare Junior but a huge bonus if in decent shape. With only two of those long spokes they broke from weight when mounting and dismounting. They were then discontinued and replaced by the very common one on '68 Raiders and just about everything until the "soft touch" ones came out. I I'll second ... This the tractor you need the SG light for?
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C-Series Hybrid Idea
kpinnc replied to Easton Rich's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Yes. Frokenstien Build -
Without an implement attached, there is not enough weight to move the piston in the hydraulic cylinder down quickly.
