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Penetrol (Before and After)
Beap52 replied to squonk's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
I've used pump up sprayer to apply Penetrol to my pickups for several years. I spray it in places such as inner fenders, inside doors, door rockers, frame most anywhere I can get it. and I'm quite pleased with the results in protection from rust. I don't apply it to the paint What it does to the tractor finishes pictured is amazing. -
I have heat and AC in the shop. Northern climate it's unavoidable.
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Shop with a heat pump..... You just can't hide $$$.
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For heat and AC?
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What we have here is a 0736TL04 tiller and fitments needed to mount on many long frame, C series, 300/400/500 series tractors. Notable details: Gearbox and tines have low hours. Tarp had blown off mid-mount idlers and got rusted up, probably need penetrating oil and new idlers. Axle mount is rusty/restorable/useable. Lift cable has nylon worn through on one side (they tend to do that). One rear jackshaft bushing has couple ears broke off, and jackshaft e-clips are lost. Belt is original. See picture, ask questions, more pictures available. Pick up in my back yard near Elida, Ohio. Bring help to load, or ramps or something. I think it may be worth $100. - or - Would consider trade for a used car or truck hood that I can use for a sled to drag firewood and equipment around on, something kinda rounded without points or ridges to catch. Have been using an S-10 hood for years, and it's wearing through becoming less useable. What 'cha got?
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Hole to get fixed.
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At that price point the “fun” part of the hobby is over and it’s become an investment/business dealing or a huge gamble. I’m plenty happy with all the $300-$1000 rigs I have here.
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My pedal tractor was a hand me down. I broke the steering wheel off of it. My Grandfather made me a new one out of wood.
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I have two fenders primed although one of them needs more sanding and a re-prime. Two hoods are stripped and ready for sand and prime. I am getting a heat pump installed in the shop so it is a mess right now.
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Another rainy day do I started dismantling the engine for cleanup. I do not believe it needs a full tear down as it ran quiet and smooth. I took some picture of the tin work so I can put it back together properly. Choke and throttle linkage as found. Flywheel ready to be pulled Flywheel puller installed after chasing the threads for the puller bolts. Flywheel pulled and very dirty inside. Alternator coil is remarkably clean as compared to the flywheel for some reason.
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@Mike'sHorseBarn Poconos
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2026 Portland Antique Engine and Tractor Show
Handy Don replied to Bar Nuthin's topic in Show Pictures
So I’m wondering how many of this hoard were actually ridden by children!? As a kid, our family had a pedal tractor that we rode so heavily that we literally wore out the chain and a set of rear tires. Thankfully, my Dad was handy and did the needful to get it back on the road! -
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Thanks for that info... I made some more repairs and made some progress and getting closer! Ok, took lots of time looking over the wiring schematic diagram. -Verified 12v on battery. Have charger as well. -It NOW turns over when applying 12v to Purple wire terminal on solenoid. Not sure exactly what I did to get to this point yet...(took apart all connectors i could see and cleaned with small wire brush). They did look good as far as corrosion, but one must've been hooked wrong or needed a better connection. The plastic connection housings are getting brittle. A few other things I did... -The 2 bolts holding solenoid from my other 314 are verfied tight. Same symptoms as original one. - I verified continuity on small red power wire off solenoid to red wire on ignition switch, also black ground wire on solenoid to black wire on switch. Purple wire from solenoid to red wire on switch. -Also several other wires to the plug that goes to the indicator light board. So far I have continuity on every wire I've tested. -I also fixed ignition switch plastic boot and the 5 wires are confirmed correct order/spots according to diagram. -I got the new ignition switch and plastic boot connector and verified switch works on my other 314h. I had switched solenoids and the one from this 314 works good on my other 314. So..... solenoid is verified working and switch is verified working, so it has to be a bare/broken wire somewhere I'm thinking? Or...? I'm not exactly sure where to go from here other than checking over my work but, I'm suspecting a couple things or it Could be a rookie mistake...I'm not above being completely wrong on stuff that I'm sure of! I'm not far from taking the main harness out and going over it all. I'll just want to make sure it goes back with the same bends etc. The kohler is nice since it gives lots more room than my 416 Onan.
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The pedal tractor guy was at our Steam Pageant a few years back. Crazy!
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A pun walked into a bar. Ten people immediately died. Pun in, ten dead.
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Northeast is up around Erie correct?
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I’ve seen two B&S engines with oil pumps fail from low oil. Years apart, but both were mowing sideways on sloped lawns so probably the oil intakes lost contact with the low oil in the sump. My guess in both cases is that from the point where the oil level stopped providing adequate lubrication until part seizure was a minute or so. In both cases I saw, the engines had been running around 10 minutes from startup but had transitioned from level to slope only a minute or so before seizing.
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Good news no holes in the block Small chunk chipped out of cylinder end Obviously oil related failure. Now do I blame nephew?? How long would an engine have to run to get this bad. I got her in 2016 and she was on snow plow duty then went to my brother also some snow pow duty (2019). Came home to me after 4 years when my brother went to long term care. He didn't use it much and I used to make sure there was oil in it when I visited...But don't think it was changed very often. Nephew got it in spring 2025 mowed half acre that year and this year up until late June. He say he didn't hear anything. Sorry but I don't like it when a machine breaks because of an oil issue...
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Raising Dusty's deck from the dead.
Handy Don replied to squonk's topic in Implements and Attachments
Well that’s a pretty nifty tool. I suspect I’d have used one of those exactly never but I’m glad you had one! -
When I first saw Dusty in the barn the first thing I did was to see if the engine would turn by hand. Barely!! Upon closer inspection the PTO pulley was stuck, the mule drive pulleys were stuck and the spindles were stuck. Yanking the deck off freed up all but the spindles. Using my old pitman arm puller and some spacers I was able to remove the blocks that the blades mount on I was able to dig out the farm Caa Caa that was binding things up. Got the tension slider working, So now it's off to Billy Bob the Welder for some patch work.
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Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉
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CB Radio antenna help needed.
ebinmaine replied to ebinmaine's topic in non tractor related discussion
That might be pushing height extremes a little bit That would explain why I see a lot of fiberglass antennas that say they have a copper coil wrapped around them
