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Camping for the weekend with the gang and decided to bring the RJ along . I made sure to bring some carb cleaner .

Found this 867 for sale an hour from home. Original owner, came with paperwork and a bucket of spare parts, old belts etc. Also new in a canvas bag were tire chains bought for it but never installed. On the ad I could see it was original paint, but when I arrived the elderly gentleman thought he had done me and the tractor a huge favor and shot the top of the hood and fender pan with rattle can red . The new paint is only a week or two old and wasn’t painted onto the decals. I’ll be looking for thoughts on getting it off if you have any. Obligatory pics…

Let’s see all the RJ’s and suburbans that are in Europe / United Kingdom. Here’s my two RJ-58’s.

c-125 with a 42 RD mowed this strip very nicely

Mine were working but the bearings were shot. Replaced them , degunked the innards sanded the commutators.

First let me start by saying I’m not a RJ guy. These two engines are model 8 Briggs with good compression. According to the prior owner the one was off a rj25 and the black one was a spare engine in case the red one failed. Both have compression. Apparently the red one was running when it was removed years ago when the tractor was scrapped (yes I know but it was probably in the mid 70’s and it was just considered an old tractor at the time so don’t shoot me I’m only the messenger) I don’t keep up with current pricing of RJ stuff and I would appreciate some input regarding pricing these engines to help sell them. From my research the 1955 rj25 did use the rope start. I appreciate the assistance and will be posting in the classified once I know what I’m dealing with.

I got tired of waiting for Trina to offer up her 867..

IT’S NOT MINE, SORRY FOR ALL THE YELLOW YOU’RE ABOUT TO WITNESS! Can anyone point out features that would confirm this is an RJ35? Pond transmission, Clinton 1200 engine like my RJ35, etc. The for sale sign states 1957. Is it a Schnake recoil?

Grandchildren and go together well and they will have a lifetime of memories of time spent with grandpa and that little tractor. I will give you fair warning, these little horses tend to multiply.

My lilacs dropped their leaves 30 yrs. Ago. When I ripped them out! Bad allergies!

I love Beagles. Always have but watch them around your rotisserie chickens 🐓!

Options were pool time or wake up the tractors. Win! “Cheeeeese! All done.”

@dclarke

OH! You know... this place. 🤣😂🤣😂 Can't miss it!

"My own Show" and a great one it is Jeff. Sure to draw lotsa attention at the campground.

You might want to start with a front mount mower. I use mine sort of like a bush hog. Since it gets to the stuff before the tractor has run over it knocking it down it does better job. Since it is out front you could cut off the front lip if the deck (Just don't tell OSHA)

Mine are hardwired, interconnected and have a 9v battery back up. When one goes off they all go off! Few years back we had a false alarm. It was the basement detector that triggered first. Once I had everything quiet I took it apart somewhat on my kitchen table to discover a spider had built a web inside it and triggered the “eye” that detects smoke. I now blow em out with compressed air every year.

Don't have Lilacs, but my lawn thinks it's April.

Believe it or not, I have a schedule sometimes. Yesterday was busy with chasing a cute 3 year old around and picking up tables for a garage yard sale. Today, I need to push hard to finish the outdoor kitchen for my Aunt and Uncle. Paycheck’s on Friday, or whenever I finish… whatever comes last!

and you haven't gone to get it yet

If YOU buy it, You better get some asbestos pants!

I use Stens blades and think they do the job fine. I have a distributor that sells to the public so I got 3 blades for my 42" for $18

You got that right buddy! Most of us 'lock' the rear axles, not only for traction, but for up AND down hills. If its a greasy decline, a non-locked rear will actually turn one tire backwards if the other gets some grip, and it gets flat out dangerous. Same for inclines- if one tire starts spinning, then happens to grab a root or rock, they can go over violently and without warning. The second scenario is exactly what happened to me early on- on a pretty rough old 654 with a hopped up 11hp OHV. That is also exactly why I sold the 654 and built something a bit more common and less desirable than beating up a very tired, but functional round hood. The 654 went through 3 more owners in 2 months. I spoke with two of the 'new' owners and they said it was too scary and dangerous to ride. In the end, the final owner put it back to stock and pulls a firewood wagon through the woods. Kinda makes me feel good.

I asked about him around a year ago or so after not hearing from him for a while, then he showed back up here and then disappeared? Reason being is that I always enjoyed his input.

OK! I get the message.

Worked on the 60 inch deck off of the 522xi. Anti scalp wheels shot and shaft worn out. It is amazing how that plastic wheel wears the metal shaft. I used an aftermarket wheel that came with a sleeve from 3/8 to 5/8". I eliminated the sleeve and used 5/8 grade 5 bolts for new shafts. Thinking maybe that deck is just to heavy for the 3/8" bolt. Hoisted her to remove wheels. Cut down along the vertical shaft. Then cut down along angle support. Grind off the excess remaining weld and knocked out the worn stub. Took a 5/8" x 6 bolt, cut to length, jiged it up, squard and welded. A little paint installed a new wheel and voila! Good as new! Last another 25 years.

In our bed, dark and sleeping. Middle of the night, fire alarm goes off. Not a chirp, full on alarm. I never felt the knob, I never covered my face or took a deep breath. Momma’s awake now, because I flipped our light on as I ran out the door. Jada comes flying downstairs, one cat at the door, no smoke, no fire, full on alarm. I’m blowing on it like the kid’s extra crispy bacon is done and it won’t stop. Mrs. P tosses me a shirt, I whack the thing a few times and it’s off. 2013 date code, I know they are rated for 10 years but time to replace ‘em all. Moral of the story, I did not think, just acted. I could have killed myself long before rescuing my family. Rylee upstairs never heard a thing, Jil downstairs heard something, but thought it might be a wake up alarm for the kids, one cat came strolling down 5 minutes later. I’d have had a 50% survival rate in the house. I know that fire drills are better done with a planned practice, but that doesn’t mean instinct won’t kick in. Be safe out there, and here’s a reminder to check your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms too!

I would wet sanding first, if your not happy you can try some other suggestions. You could always drive her through the brush, a few scrapes and scratches and she will look 50 years old again.

I was a fire brigade member at the power plant prior to retirement. We got a false alarm at same fire alarm detector each morning at about sunrise for several days. Had the unit changed out after the second false alarm, no change, they did seem to be coming in a couple minutes later each day though. After several days of this happening a couple of us went out to the area where the false alarms were occurring at about the time we calculated the next one might happen. Much to our surprise we found that the morning sunlight was reflecting off a chrome tag on a newly installed piece of equipment directly into the eye of the detector setting off the UV sensor. A strip of duct tape took care of that problem!

Sounds like waterloo for sure

@Sparky Try some Easy-Off oven cleaner. We used it in the body shop to remove painted on lettering from fleet vehicles. Try a small spot first, spray it on, leave it for 10min or so, new paint should wash right off.

Did some reading on this today. Apparently this happens when the lilac's experience a stressful summer. Not sure what stressed them out. Didn't seem like they had any worries to me.

1967- 867 (and my yard art machine )

Thanks guys!

Changed the oil in the C-125. Also in the Sears GT16. Neither have hour meters, nor do the C-81 and Black Horse. But they have done very little and the oil is still clean. For future use I've put up a clip board. I'll log the hours for each machine after each oil change.

Mine are hardwired also, with battery backup of course. One day they went off for no reason... windows open, nice day... never did find the reason for the alarm. They were pretty old though, so I replaced them all. One thing I wish the manufacturers would do though... when the batteries start to go low, they emit that infernal 'chirp' like every three minutes or so. It's almost impossible to locate the one that's chirping. Why can't they put a latching amber LED on them so you can easily tell which one is making that infernal chirp? Of course if one battery is bad the others aren't far behind so I change them all when it happens. I also TRY to remember to change the batteries once a year if they chirp or not.

I found a 6 pack of wireless (battery) detectors that communicate up to 800 ft away. I think my garage is close enough… and we figured we need 5 in the house. I’ll let y’all know how that works out!

Happy Birthday Denny!

You have to watch me too! Cute pup.

Meh, it's OK... everything is odd these days.

Yes sir, its this machine! Holding up beautifully, zero issues.

How much does he want for it Kev, and what's the address...

I have noticed that he hits it hard and heavy for a while, then is gone for a bit. Hope all is well Dennis!

Fixed the broken zipper on my 20 year old Eureka tent. Called the company, explained the issue, they sent me several zipper sliders in the mail for free with excellent instructions. Bippity bip… Can’t say enough about their customer service… great company with excellent products and service.

Rehabbed 2 Delco gennys and tested them on the test stand. Need a new pulley. Think I got one stashed somewhere.

And these are the reasons why Trina and I DO NOT drive our tractors on or off a truck or trailer.

From restored to original and every thing in between I like all Suburban's. Here is a picture of my 400.

How can you possibly expect to get any work done in a neat spacious garage like that? The rest of us know that you need to be in a cramped shop with lots of stuff all over the place to get any work done. Looking forward to more updates.