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So I picked this up month's ago as a parts machine. Decided it was to nice to part out. Picked up a steering wheel and put new tires on the front just to be able to move it around. It sat for a while until @squonk picked up an engine for it at the Big Show. So the engine was swapped out. Wiring rewired. Used the tins on old engine to match the paint. Tranny fluid and filter changed. I didn't paint anything when it was apart because the engine and transmission were untested. Well now it's finished and I'm glad I saved it and didn't part it out. Runs and drives nice and still looks pretty good.

So, now that the weather is cool and breezy and the deck is about ready, decided to put it on the 125. Does that engine have the juice for a 48? Probably not, but I had to see. Took an hour to get it all adjusted and it puts quite the load on the K301 but it does the work. Nice and quiet on that green 'snot' grease Lena is hawking - excellent. Notice the comparison between Regal Red on the tractor and Sunrise on the deck? Sunrise a little brighter. So, the 9" tall grass gets cut by the 42RD I'll put on the 516H and the hay gets scooped by the old Snapper. I'll finally get this yard done. The hard working 42SD goes to this 125 after a winter refresh and the Onan will drive the beast. Couldn't resist seeing if this is as good as I think it will be... 3rd low range.

I’ve been kind of busy building a little insulated work shop for winter tinkering. I should be able to heat this little insulated lean-to room with a small electric heater unit fairly easy. It’s R19 insulated, has some plastic as a vapor barrier and enough lighting to see what I’m doing. Unfortunately, my 36” door I installed isn’t quite wide enough for rear ends to get through! For now, I need to pop a few machines apart that are unused or have been set aside for parts. In here now are Chief, Leroy and A C-101 from a local member. I was doubted by Mrs. P when I showed her today that I’m going to pop a few apart. I’m promptly here to get to work! I even have a mini fridge in here!

Still long ways to go but Rebuilt the carburetor ran new fuel line put new lights in it rewired them need to put a head gasket on it while doing that will check cylinder walls and clean head up then look at the values

You can always add spacers. I don't like the front track wider than the rear track either. These are 5x4.5 by 2 inches.

Got to cut grass with it for the first time in 20 years

This is a work in progress Raider 10 with a 8 hp predator that I set up for an upcoming plow day event in October. I have some 23s on the back in the photo but probably will put the 26s back . I made a lift cable for it tonight and have to check the plow adjustments so hopefully it’s ready. If I don’t put the the 26s on ,I’m thinking of going back to the original front axle as I don’t like the way the front track is wider than the rear.

All, I will be hosting my annual meet and greet at my place on October 23rd starting at 10:00am. It will be in rain or shine with no cancellations. As in years past we will take our 5 mile ride so bring a reliable machine to drive. I will have the grill set up for cooking. This event is byob and byof… lol If you have anything you are looking to buy or sell post it up in this tread. If you need my address pm me. Looking forward to getting the crew back together after all this crazy pandemic! There are no mandates here to wear masks or not. Come if you feel comfortable doing so. Some folks have been asking what they can bring… please bring lawn chairs as I have none here!!

Sounds like some folks need a diet! I have the same issue with a 33" door. Pop a couple of 6-12 wheels tires on the backs with a couple of lugs and roll them through.

Your mini fridge seems to be a bit low on beverages of the malted type?

Pretty cool thing you got there Jeff. I too hate commercials and blabber. Can’t stand talk radio. I have all my music in my home computer, an ipod, two spare hard drive, some on my cell phone and a good amount on a dvd. All different ways to jam. Finished this guy today and worked on another

I like music. Out in my shop I've got 2 salvaged 'old school' stereos, a Lafayette LR-3030 and a Panasonic something or other. I've got salvaged and repaired garage sale speaker systems on each. They sound great and annoy the hell out of the neighbors because I like my Metallica LOUD! What I do NOT like is listening to the drivel that spews out of the radio announcers mouths non-stop... I recently ripped my entire collection of over 400 CDs (remember those?) to HQ MP3 files and installed a terrabyte HD in my computer to store all my media. I'm now working on the 500 plus vinyls that I own. Keep reading, I'm getting to the point, honest! I needed a way to easily get my music out to the shop some 100' away. I didn't want to run wires. I found this little ditty on Amazon: It's about 1" x 2". Tunes anywhere on the FM band. Transmits stereo. Plugs into a USB port on the computer. It's powered via USB or optionally by batteries or a wall wart. You need to solder a piece of wire into the "ANT" hole on the board. As you see, there's no case, just a bare board. It's got a cool blue backlight behind the display that you can set to have it on all the time, or only for 5 seconds after a button push. I had my doubts if it was any good but two pieces for $16 seemed like a no-brainer so I popped for it. I could always return it if it was junk. Well... guess what? IT WORKS PERFECTLY! Plug in the USB and it's recognized as a USB speaker immediately. Start Media Player going and set the output to the device and it transmits extremely good fidelity in stereo. So now I just tune in the device in the shop and can listen to my music without interruption by "Gotz" or "Joe Schmoe" or "Robin" blabbering... and all those ads... It's like Sirius XM in the shop! Today I transmitted Amazon Music all day long. Very pleased... neighbors are NOT!

@peter lena I took my time and think I did much better... of course the paint hides multiple sins! I cut the 1/2" rod on the idler bracket and extended it to the 2-1/2" that @pfrederi informed by splicing in a piece of 1/2" ID steel tube. Now it appears that this will line up perfectly with the belt coming off the PTO. This one didn't need any 'touching' afterward except for the wire brush of course: Here's the completed mounting frame in full: I think instead of rebuilding a snow blower I should be building an ARK! Raining like crazy here!

easy now Uncle Jim…

Looking forward to it, missed the big show again this year but nothing will stop me from being there, short of a meteor strike or my wife telling me I can't go. Also going to look through my pile of stuff this evening to see if there is anything that might be on the auction block.

When you are sure you have enough pics, take some more !

I am in the process of doing that as well.

Here’s what the hood looked like before.

Wet sanded and polished the hood tonight.

I think that's great! So much history with these little tractors. Glad to see another one still going!

I see a road trip in our future. Got a text from my Grandma up in Kansas a couple days ago, wondering what Grandpa could get out of his old Farmall, he's owned it for a year and all he's done with it was change the oil and park it in the shop. She should have known not to ask me what it was worth, cause needless to say I bought it. Now we just need to find the time and extra money for fuel to go up and get it, 700 mile round trip and an average of 8 mpg pulling the trailer means an expensive trip, but it will be worth it.

It’s funny what you find when a machine is written off. Here I thought maybe a flywheel key way sheared. Running loud and clear, then some crazy intermittent running, then big backfires (stack full of raw fuel) then no fire or backfire. The ignition coil kill wire was barely touching, but wrapped tight around the implement lift lever. My guess is it was off and on grounding out while I was mowing 24+” high field grass… I’ll likely still check the flywheel key way but I’m thinking funky wiring.

I couldn't get my ducks in a row so I figured Horses might be easier. Almost all of them anyways.. Also had a pull off showdown with the GT14 and Hiram, moving around some old riding mowers to clean up for snow. Well I'm kinda surprises Hiram came out on top.

Today was the day the C-120 I bought back in June was finally welcomed as an official member of the family. A little background info is in order. I love my wife dearly, but she doesn't see the need for multiple tractors (or indeed any tractor) on our 1/3 acre property. Early this year, I agreed to request that I don't buy any more tractors. I had my fingers crossed behind my back. I had been using a Trac-Vac for fall leaf cleanup, but after seeing a video of how well a lawn sweeper did the job, I decided to go that route, and started looking for something with a rear discharge deck to pull it. . I located a C-120 in central NJ. As I've done so many times in the past, I waited till my wife left for work at 2:30 pm, then went and picked up my new acquisition. Before she got home, I had it unloaded and stashed in a spot in the yard that she never goes to. After about two weeks, I brought it into the garage in place of a 1973 14 HP (I put the no-name in the yard where the C-120 had been). I had total confidence she wouldn't notice the difference. Eventually, I made room in a shed and stashed the C-120 there until last week. Although my wife acts like she doesn't like tractors, I know that she enjoys driving them, so if I have trailer work to do, I usually ask her to help out behind the wheel. Then a few days ago, the big moment came. I wanted to see how well the rear discharge mower cut, so I asked her to drive it. Success! She never commented on the drive control being in a different place than it is on the no name. So today I took the final step, and brought it into the garage and parked it next to the no name. Now, if she notices it and asks when I got it, I can truthfully say 'a long time ago'. The last picture shows who actually wears the pants in this marriage.

Not too much of an ouch Jim. I may not have needed to resort to the saw but it just seemed easier (not wiser). The new bearings have a carrier and I think they are identical to the original. I'll try to salvage whatever I can.

The brown truck dropped off the #6 wires today You sure were not kidding about being limp as a noodle Thanks for the info Bob

Ouch... well to gotta do what you gotta do. You should be able to reuse the bearing retainers yet tho. I did go the @rmaynard route on the replacement bearings that Lane mentioned. Somewhere out ther Maynard has a thread on this. My replacement bearings were the set screw not the eccentric collar type so I had to drill and tap the bushing for the setscrew.

I decided to take the easy but more expensive way out. The more I looked at it the less I liked what I was seeing. Out comes the band saw. Shaft collars (bulk pack of 25} and bearings from Ebay, Keyed shaft and pulleys from Surplus. Total for everything to the door was $121.04 which I didn't think was too bad. I'm not sure any of the parts were saveable. Next up is the E-tank for this part and attack the frozen yoke.

https://www.millertire.com/16x6-50-8-firestone-3-rib-front-tractor-tire-4-ply/

Take your camera! Big fan of studs and spacers here too.

I did just that. Still amazed that I seem to never have the exact right angle to see what I need…..🤔

Yes The LeTourneau equipment usually had an electric motor on each wheel. So 4 wheel drive without any gearboxes or differentials.He was a pioneer in electric variable speed drives. I toured the plant in East Texas as part of a college field trip weekend. There is a small college named after him that he was a big supporter of.

I see seven words bear. Seven. Words.

I have a work horse 700 that belonged to my grandfather. The tecumseh in it ran like crap no matter what I did to it so I took it out and put in an 8hp kohler. Runs great now!

Thanks Achto, it’s coming along. Seems like there’s never enough time. Hopefully get more done this winter. The event is at a dairy farm in western Pennsylvania put on by the Western Pennsylvania garden tractor association. I have looked and that was the nearest to me. They were inviting to say the least so it should be a good time.

If it works out for ya, there’s @WHX??’s plow day in a couple two-three weeks too! I’d say the skinny track will help the plow find it’s sweet spot easier.

That might be the best piece of advice about doing a restoration. Take them at different angles too. In 4 years, Trina and I have done 3 full restos right down to the last nut and bolt, at least that many partials, and several parts disassemblies. We still use a whole similar tractor as reference material. Pics have saved our bacon 🥓 more than once.

That was my first thought as well. @slim67 I keep a list things needed with fleabay links if you want it. I change every tractor we build over to lugs and studs. No more wheel bolts. Much easier to swap or install wheels.

The last bunch, lest I start duplicating pics, if I haven't already. I'm loosing track.

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Well, I took about 0.030” off of the cylinder head on the aftermarket “greyhound” engine on the 607 and forgot to adjust the rocker arms before I turned the engine by hand, and well let’s just say it didn’t end well. New rocker arms to be ordered soon. What happened was I tightened the rocker too much, then dropped a piece behind the flywheel (or so I thought, it wasn’t there I think it’s on the ground somewhere) so what I tried to take the flywheel off to find the piece, I turned it and it locked up, I thought it was the piece I dropped…nope. The top of the valve was against the piston because I didn’t adjust it yet and I turned my breaker bar, the SNAP. YES it broke loose. 1/2 a second later NNNOOOO!!! The poor little rocker arm didn’t stand a chance. Let this be a lesson to you all (probably more myself though), ADJUST YOUR VALVES AND ROCKERS AS SOON AS THEY ARE INSTALLED.

Thank you for following. I wish I had someone's help but this advice i can give and strongly recommend . take lots of pictures before you disassemble anything. This is the second c160 I've redone and I still have to look at my first one to help me remember what part goes where . I'm constantly looking at the master parts list to see how it fits. And what goes where.

Texted with Sparky to troubleshoot and get this freebie Magnum back up and running tonight.

You can fuse anything. Just put a fuse in large enough to handle the maximum amount of current (starter draw) expected under normal conditions and matched to wire size and length of circuit. If you have a starter draw of say 60 amps a 80 A fuse will be sufficient. A 6 foot long #6 wire is rated at 100 amps https://jascoautomotive.com/automotive-wire-amperage-capacity-chart/

Lots of guys don't like ammeters. I am not one of them. Yes they can fail. But most voltmeters you buy are as accurate as a weather forecast. Looks like 14 Volts. Well is it or is it 13? is it 12? I went round and round with a garage we sold a rebuilt alternator to. They kept saying the new ones were bad. Well Why? Well the voltmeter reads only 12 volts running. Funny my multimeter at the battery reads 14.3! I have yet to see an accurate voltmeter on a tractor. Maybe if you cut loose with some cash on a top of the line SW one but who's gonna do that! Ammeters on bounce all over when the battery is charged and little current is flowing. But when it's discharging or charging it will tell you which way the current is flowing. A volt meter won't tell you something has happened to the charging system until it drops enough for you to notice. An ammeter on a fully charged battery will show discharge as soon as say the stator failed and something is drawing current. This is my opinion only. All the voltmeter guys flame away

The man that owned all this equipment was called Bud. His wifes name was Rose. Hence, "ROSEBUD FARMS" He was an area farmer, and also owned the Ford dealership for many years. Bud died in a tractor roll over accident over 10 years ago. His wife passed last year. Just within the last month or so, all the equipment was hauled away. No idea where it went. I would have liked to have been there to see them load it. I wonder how many of these things still ran. Still more to come, if interested.

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Doing some organizing and cleaning today. Mostly pushing them around, but I fired up Jackie in just one pull to move him outside. Before too long, I need to stash the toy hauler and Norman inside this dump!

More progress today. Need to finish this soon, hunting season is around the corner! Engine mounted and new Carlisle AG’s.