Leaderboard

AJ...the way you picked them is absolutely fine...Welcome aboard... You know...this thread is 2 pages of BS already and the 1st game has not been played yet...where is the Duke??? BTW...all Navy guys are welcome!!! The Air Force guys never could follow directions.

When you have to ask, you know you're already there. Come on in, cop a squat, state your name.

AJ - Nah, we just are exceptional thinking individuals. Monkey See. Monkey DOO! Unfortunately we follow directions to the "T" when it comes to pictionary, but when it comes to written directions WE SUCK! Which just means in my opinion, if all we had, was just a picture of what needed done, we would lead the pack. But if directions were included, we probably would fail! LOL! RC

The e-tank, as has been described on this forum, is set up for rust removal from ferrous metals, and since heads are aluminum it will not work.

I am saving money to build a small pole shed for the herd and all the parts and accessories that I have accumulated, but in the meantime, I took advantage of the 25% off Harbor Freight coupon and bought a portable 10' x 17' garage. Since it's on dirt, I put down pallets. Now, all my parts and accessories have a place out of the garage, and out of the weather. If I need to store a tractor, I just remove a couple of pallets. Not too bad for only $149.00.

Thanks for the temporary man card Geno. It was kind of a bittersweet day. One tractor got loaded on a trailer, you guys may know the guy, Don Campbell he does some fantastic customization work. The other was sold to a friend just down the street so he rode it home. How ironic. What are the chances of both of them leaving my place on the same day. Now I just need to find somebody that needs a round fender snowblower. My wife is very excepting of my hobby. She bought me this cool shirt that says " trade wife for tractor" and allowed me to build a new storage barn. Got a love that girl.

Picked up this 5 gal bucket of Valve and piston tools at the auction for $11 and two oak dollies with 4" swivel casters for $3 each. Guess I can rebuild some of these tired Kohlers now. The dollies may turn into rolling racks to store 4-5 mower decks.

There she is... And I just got another one... Oh my. This is getting out of control!

Oh good grief. Am I gonna need a squonktionary.

When your wife asks, "So how many do you have?" and your first reaction is to play dumb.

Two will do it as long as there aren't any other colors then red in there.

I thought for sure that would have been the easiest way to read it.. Each one would print off so nicely on a single piece of paper.. (facepalm) dang-it! You mean your not supposed to use the little white pieces of paper that come with things to start camp fires... Dang it!! I knew I went wrong somewhere..

And to add to Bob....if I'm not mistaken, using something like aluminum or stainless steel in the process creates hazardous waste out of your electrolyte solution.

I thought $400 sounded like a nice number from looking at just the pictures, although probably closer to $500 with the deck and blade. It's a 654, not a 754 and it's in IN not CT. You'd be hard pressed to pull the higher dollars in the midwest.

I wanted to make my 7000th post something interesting, and actually worth talking about. But then I said nope, I'm just going to pat myself on the back and look forward to the next 7000. Thanks to the powers that be for providing this great forum for me to bloviate.

Here is the page to McMaster-Carr. http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/120/1169/=tgen3r I ordered Bearing part number 5909K33. I order two different thicknesses of washers because I wasn't sure of the size I wanted. 5909K46 and 5909K59. After looking them over, I believe the thinner one will work just as well as the thicker would. the shaft diameter for the 416 is 3/4 inches and these fit perfectly except for needing to grind a bit off the top of the axle. the bearing were $3.17 and the washers were $1.15 and $2.70.

If it ain't broke, fix it till it is broke!

Welcome back from the Dark Side Dave.

The punch thing once filled up always means you get one free. That means after it's filled you get to bring another one home.

My card keeps getting washed in the laundry!

Just returned from the shop...all is well (I hope) . The folks there couldn't have been nicer and more apologetic. Not sure what the knocking problem is but are going in to find out and fix it. The guys even took me to they're home to see their many tractors and other equipment. They just finished restoring a small john deere , don't know the model, but it was absolutely perfect, and showed me another one that they completed last year, it also was perfect, so I completely trust them to take care of my horse. I'll keep you all posted.

Your gonna need a bigger boa..I mean trailer.

Ok. I must thank Steve first for reminding me. Thank you Steve. Secondly, do I list my picks like Steve asked or do I do it like Rob and others have? Hmmmm. I never like being told what to do so with that in mind.. Minnesota, WSU, MSU, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State. Steve, only because you reminded me!

Jim - this should help clear things up a bit for Squonk: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Squonk-lyrics-Genesis/6EF5A0D7E2CAE720482569600014CC3F

you can pick one up at any yard sale in Tuscaloosa.

Come on guys. I don't really expect it to work. It just hit me that I wanted to see what might happen on an aluminum head I didn't care about. Stranger things have happened. The etank is off right now for the night but I'll give it some more time tomorrow and report back. Can't I have some fun with my stupid experiments?

I would soda blast it . I've done the cast Aluminum differentials on my wheeler . Leaves them clean as a whistle & won't harm the valves or seats if you clean afterwards .

Steve, not 2 pages of all BS. I was quite serious when I said I get to pick my favorite team next week. Michigan will actually be playing their first real 'game'.

A.J. needs skype. Poor guy is probably kicking himself for getting in here.

:kbutt: And that is all I got to say about that.

These are some parts I brought home about a month ago, just now looking at what was there. I knew what a lot of it was but not these. 2 Frames and a mower deck. One frame looks like a sort of RJ, the other, I haven't seen this combo of pedal and lift. Thanks for the help.

Please tell me that you flicked a bugger in the 5 gallon bucket and I'm not really seeing parts painted green.

You really got me curious now Rob. I gotta take mine apart and see how that looks. I also asked this question in the "WHATS IN YOUR MIRROR" thread and Shallowwatersailer replied with two suggestions....stress relief / crack prevention or just some demented engineer messin with our minds.

Thantos in a couple of your pics I'm noticing a bunge srtap down by the plow frame, what is its purpose?? And I see you are looking at another c-100 already... You have the bug.

OK ladies, here we go;;; MINNESOTA, WASHINGTON ST., MICHIGAN ST., ILLINOIS, IOWA, FLORIDA ATLANTIC, CALIFORNIA, WESTERN MICHIGAN, LSU, INDIANA, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN (payback time!), OHIO ST., PENN ST. Good to be back. -BK

The K-90 head fins can be angled or curved. The engine pictured is a Kohler.

Well ekennell, As you can see in the latest pictures I tried some intense scrubbing and rubbing on the hood and the one fender. And that is about as good as Im going to get it. Is that about what you were expecting? Or should it get better?

Looks like she can't wait to get to work. Good job.

Craig, you can buy the good stuff and it will do the job fine and probably last forever if you treat them right. heres something that I've had success with. search for any tool surplus stores nearby. i have one close that the owner buys lots of tools from the local arsenal when they have past there useable life or they retool for some reason. usually there is nothing wrong with most of them and you can pick up some very nice professionally made tooling very cheap. i buy odd taps, reamers, bits etc and have managed to find quite a few punches and drifts for the sort of thing you are having problems with. i also have a nice older craftsman punch set that is still in excellent condition that i have looked after and not abused. the quality of the material the tool is made from is important. sometimes starting to remove a pin like you are doing is better with a shorter punch to jolt it loose and then use a longer one to remove it. the longer thin ones tend to bend or bow when they are beat hard. Jims idea has worked for me in the past too. sometimes you just know after the first blow that it aint going to come out and you need to drill it out of there!!!!!

Proper sized end mill in a drill. Works every time! Drill through it and put in a new one when ready.

Duke, where are you hiding? I bet your having a rough time with the picks aren't you? That Appl. State games got you all up in arms and you just don't know what to do. You've got my number call me and I'll walk you thru it. Call The Dino he's always open for Advice. Where are you at? You've only got three more days. What's the cutoff time Steve 6pm Thursday evening? All of you other guys jump in here also, I think everyone that plays has a pretty good time.

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! But loosen the head bolts first.

Me? I'd call the shop and calmly ask... what the blank...you know what I'm sayin'? Ask 'em if they remember if they torqued the connecting rod bolts too?

This tractor is all original except the front tires, deck wheels, blades, filters, spark plug and carb. All paint, decals, seat, deck, every other piece is completely original, my dad bought it new. There is some touch up paint on the left deck side where it gets into the fence sometimes to stop the rust.

Ed, listen to this recording, particularly the "gekkering" sound. I think you are right on about it being a fox. Let us know if that is the sound you heard. Added the missing link Ed, sorry about that. What's really interesting here is that none of the local lugnuts has post the "What does the Fox say? video yet..

sometimes it would be nice if it was that easy Terry, just watch it happen on TV. I guess we sort of do that on the forum here, i watch all you guys build them, you guys watch me. just takes more than a couple episodes for it to happen.......

Fellas keep in mind that there is a lot of weight on the 1" pipe that is threaded into the cast iron block! An additional bracket to the frame will decrease the possibilities of having to replace a broken/cracked block, or re-threading it.

Sorry Craig, I haven't got around to taking a pic of the Horse in my rearview yet, but here is a pic of the back seat of our minivan on the way to church this morning. Matt :flags-texas: