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And apparently a month instead of a week apart too.
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Been doing that for years. Younger brother taught me that trick after he got started into carpentry. He also would cover the area under the saw bed with masking tape, or paper to prevent any possible scratches. Most people don’t think about treating the bottom of the door.
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Some new black gorilla tape on that seat and it'll be ready to pass on to some lucky new owner. Nice job saving that tractor for many more years to the right person. Be sure to make them pass a competency test.
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Can you cut off a door splinter free and smooth on the bottom with a beastly worm drive saw? Yes and here is how to do Actually a worm drive has jess blade runout than a sidewinder so I prefer it I had a tight door that was rubbing the floor and with the addition of vinyl plank over the top I simply used two 7 mm thicknesses to set the elevation change plus a 7.mm gap. It was marked on masking tape by scribing along the floor. Do both sides if it is a veneer door but not needed on a solid door. The trick is to clamp a straight edge about a strong sixteenth of an inch above the scribed line and cut into the door with a sharp new utility knife blade. The wood will chip out but only to the cut you made with the knife. Do both sides for veneer doors. As I clamp a straight edge to the door I go back a bit low enough to leave the scribe line on and the wood will chip to a very slight ragged edge. The blade left a decent surface that a belt sander would take off but I used a flap disc and got by I used a cutting disc to bevel the edge , but again a sanding block for the less experienced might work with less risk. I finished it up with 220 sandpaper. An application of Tung oil to seal the bottom and repeat a few times is gonna seal that door nicely.
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C120 evolve to.. C140 Custom
sgtsampay replied to sgtsampay's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Update: So, I got very lucky and was able use one of our loaner tractors at work for this project. So I started by going dig out the 4 ft bush hog he had out of the brush and trees. I then took it home and greased it, confirmed the gearbox has oil in it and the blades weren't to horrible. I think went to mowing. I'm very happy i ended up using this rig over my poor horse as the growth was super tall in some areas. Like 7 foot tall weeds in places. it was insane! I think use the other horse with my hauler to bring over the string trimmer, some help, and get to work trimming around the barn. I wrapped everything up with the C140 mowing the bank once again and then the field which was already mowed. All worked find and nothing really to report for breaks. One of the baffles in the old deck got bent so I had to pound it back into place. The blades are keeping there edge well, even after some rocks got wacked. Overall I'm pleased the project as a whole and I will be in way better shape for next season as it will never get that long again on my watch. -
Me thinks you should take one of your model airplane controllers and make a RC ...
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I’d kind of rather buy a $100 Wheel Horse and play with that…
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Stupid crooks are everywhere. The State of Florida had two "Treasure Museums" located on the treasure coast, one in Fort Pierce and the other in Sebastian. They contained actual gold coins, jeweled items and all sorts of treasures from Spanish ships that had sunk off the coast in the early 1700s. Mel Fisher and other treasure hunters had an agreement with the state that the would turn over half of their booty in exchange for salvage rights. Both museums had state of the art security systems but a couple of thieves managed to break into the Sebastian location undetected and cleaned out all of the treasure. In spite of their obvious talent for avoiding detection these stupid crooks went to a bank in Sebastian with one of the gold coins to cash it in. The bank teller said she would have to have her manager handle the transaction and ushered them into an empty office after having activated the silent alarm which notified the police. So smart yet so stupid.
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Governor lever bead blasted and painted. I used chrome paint as that is what I had on hand. Hopefully it will look OK. New bolt and flat washer with the OEM nut. Choke and throttle lever assembly ready to go together. These were painted with the same chrome paint after bead blasting. Choke and throttle lever assembled. New bolt, lockwasher, and flat washer. All other parts OEM I did use a new flat washer under the nut as well even though there was not one there and the parts manual does not show it.
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I Wouldn't Mow This Slope
953 nut replied to T-Mo-(Moderator)'s topic in non tractor related discussion
Here is the answer. Toro made one like this in the mid 1980s. -
@Retired Wrencher glad you are trying something ? my stand by generator , sits for months , with instant starts , my reference to fuel line replace ment , was after I cleaned out entire set up , verifying a fresh clean start, your star tron / my sta bil , do the same thing, most important proof ? zero / no debris / fuel hose break down at all . when I go at any problem , go after EVERY STAGE , NOT JUST THE MOST OBVIOUS , EX ? frayed belts , WHY? its not the belt , its , INCREMENTAL BEARING LUBRICATION FAILURE , the bearing hangs up / stops for a second , that led me to , cleaning out and regreasing , every wide seal bearing , with https://www.landmsupply.com/lucas-oil-x-tra-heavy-duty-grease-14-5-oz?g, all my decks , pto / mule drive , engage / spin up with total ease. , BTH that pto lever set up is a gold mine , for improvement , pete
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Not exactly a Role Model for thing things thru... so close, yet so far...
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You need a motion activated camera in the front yard, some good stuff there if you had it on film.
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You can have some of mine, I want to paint and to get a break from mowing grass every time we finally do get a nice day.
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Reversed here.
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Just joining finally time to work on the $40 Suburban 551
953 nut replied to Dave D.'s topic in Introductions
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Here is a link to a thread that should be helpful, just click on the title in the shaded section and it will open.
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Tell that to the little flying vampires (IE mosquitos). I want to apply some red paint today but it is currently very foggy and once that clears the rain starts again for the next few days. It seems we only get one day a week without rain any more.
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August 31, 1798, America's first bank robbery takes place at the Bank of Philadelphia, an inside job that netted the enormous sum of $162,821. In a bonehead move, the culprit began depositing the missing money in the very bank he had robbed.
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Since you've put fresh gear oil back in it, get it running and drive it around for a week or two. As Ed said, jack it up and check axle bearing before replacing seals, worn bearings will cause new seals to fail . If axle bearings appear good, you will have to drain it to replace seals, so I would do a diesel or kerosene flush at that time. Removing axle hubs is one of the rights of passage as a wheel horse owner!!!!!!!! When you remove the hubs, do not use a 3 jaw puller, you WILL break them. Here a thread with several designs of hub pullers. You can buy precut heavy round plate disc from several suppliers on EvilBay. These transmissions are not that complicated. I actually enjoy rebuilding them. If you decide to rebuild it, drain oil. fill with diesel or kerosene and drive it around a little to do a flush before disassembly. It sure helps get some of the smelly gear oil off everything. take plenty of pictures as you disassemble it to help you reassemble it. Post picture of parts after disassembly and we can help identify anything that needs replaced. FYI the hi/lo shift fork assembly and the main shift forks have small balls in them that can easily get lost on disassembly. You can get replacements in those parts drawers at you ACE or other hardware store (not Home Depo or Lowes) You can clean rusty gears & shafts up on a bench grinder with a wire wheel. Here's a video by out transmission guru, Stevasaurus. While the bearing arbors he now has look great, you can use sockets as arbors to remove and install bearings You can buy your bearings and seals from a any bearing supply house, or get the from one of our vendors https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product-category/manual-transmissions/
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I’ve been told you don’t have to do that Bill. But I am with you on this. In my mind if you go through it quickly like six months I don’t think you have to do it, but I have some under the porch. That is a couple years old so that’s why I put it in there. I usually use this. A cap full treats, 1.5 gallons.
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Help with my grandfather’s RJ-58
Retired Wrencher replied to fehrrj58's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
@fehrrj58 As you can see you have lots help here already. Just take your time with your family time pice. We have a great source of manuals here and other info. I would take advantage of this material. And if you can become a supporter for $20 a year this helps post lots of pictures to help with your restoration or problems with the tractor. In the old days, the saying was a picture worth 1000 words. Good luck whatever you do to the tractor. -
Just joining finally time to work on the $40 Suburban 551
Dave D. replied to Dave D.'s topic in Introductions
I'm about 1 1/2 hr from Denton. That's a great show, but over the 4th of July, it was too hot this year. Love to go to Denton for the Military Vehicle show in April. Looking forward to going again. Dave -
thank you guys.
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42" RD deck - finally cut out baffles
Stan50 replied to Stan50's topic in Implements and Attachments
I have 1.5 acre grass to cut, terrain varies from small orchard, plain lawn and even small old hayfield so grass is often wet,and deck without the baffles is easier/faster to clean. I have mole problem too, so grass is sometimes packed with soil.
