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Finally. some great weather for the fall show. Got to see some old friends yesterday... Brian, Bob, Robbie, Charlie...thanks for stopping by. Only one bucket ????? Special price on arial tours of the show in the Felton Flyer today.

I just got my forks on my GT-14 FEL I got from @fast88pu @roadapples I found ACE hardware in Dover had lots of Regal Red so I picked up 4 cans and painted them I have lots of steel such as 4 or 5 old disk brake rotors, an old heavy flywheel off of a standard shift car, and some heavy steel cut off my fork attachment to make it fit my GT-14. I still can't pick up more than 3 or 4 empty skids without the rear tires starting to lift I guess I need more weight

We are “Trying” a full custom puller tomorrow. This was a club points leader for years and has sat idle for a few years. We brought it back to life early this week and are giving it a try tomorrow. I’ll post up tomorrow how well my son and the tractor does.

Did someone mention we're on page 520 ?

Looking good just needs some maintenance on the deck to quiet it down some.

I got the 418-A ready for fall (dirt) and winter (snow) plowing. 6 gallons of RV antifreeze fluid in each tire and weight went from 42.6 lbs. to 88.8 lbs.

Always guaranteed, a priceless moment ensues when the Wallfish runs out of fuel. Who loves their tractor more than this guy? 20211002_120407.mp4 20211002_120407.mp4

Perfect day with the usual WH guys and a couple guy who were experiencing Zagrays for the first time. I arrived a couple minutes after 6am and got a great spot, first guy I met was Ben @Bens vintage tractors, Vinny @VinsRJ showed up next and then his brother Matt @grnlark . John was third @wallfish and then Craig @AMC RULES. Ran into/met @TonyToro @Handy Don and a few others! Put some miles on all my machines today, good workout for em ! Couple pics I took (Craig took a zillion pics so hopefully he posts a few)

Whoever invented Band-Aids was a DIY'r too!

I was shooting for 6am ….nailed it !

See post above this. I'm about average normal weight for my size 165 lbs. If I did diet and turned sideways and stuck out my tongue I'd be a zipper

Brush Hogging a field with lots of milkweed....

Hey guys, remember me? Long time since I've been here. Hope everyone is well! The rusted muffler on my '89 310-8 has been bugging me since I got it last year. I don't want to lose it, they're too pricey to replace. Today, I finally removed it, cleaned it up and painted it. I was happy to see no rust on the baffles from both the input and output side. You can see how bad the pitting was, but it still completely solid! Hoping this will give it a few more years of life! And last weekend, I made a 3/4-assed trailer hitch for my generator. She lives in the backyard, and dragging it all the way around the house to the garage, makes me never service it. Some powder coated 2" square tubing hacked off an old piece of exercise equipment, 2 aluminum plates epoxied together and machined to size, a few 5/16" holes, a 3/8" pin cross-drilled for hitch clips and presto! I will now regularly service my generator. (Also an excuse for more seat time!!!) That block on top of the tractor side of the hitch; I was going to grind off the welds and chuck it, but well... no need. It works perfectly. Leaving it.

This afternoon I finally started putting the Haban syckle bar mower on the GT14.

Great day 1 at zagray. Awesome to catch up with everybody!

@wallfish They say this stuff will work miracles on those dry, gas chapped lips. 👍👍

That was a really nice show. The weather was great and it was awesome to meet you guys! I was able to pick up some parts as well so it was a good day!

Loaded my rj59 with plow today meeting a member tomorrow who bought it.

I’m a pretty much do it yourself kind of guy. I was talking with a lawyer in a big city around D.C. one time. Out of my place, I’m sure. He says he works hard to fix things too. Makes a call, writes a check. Hard work. Takes all kinds!

Well ,all finished .I used corse mesh fiberglass tape I had laying around then filled in with Bondo then sanded flat. I then used JB weld to skim coat ,sanded smooth, primer and paint. Nor perfect and Not sure how long it will last but it should do for now. Hats off to the guys that can do restoration on these tractors.It sure does take a lot of time and work and patients something I don’t have .

What the heck?! I could mow the backyard with the lovely refreshed deck (the 516H did the side yard in 14 freakin' minutes with that beast) but made the error of going to Home Crappo yesterday, after taking out a bank loan, to buy 3 sheets of finished plywood. So it's honey-dos for me this weekend and Wheel Horse porn will have to remain in my dreams a little longer. At least Sweetie will get her popcorn popper and hot dog maker/microwave cabinet in the movie room so there are fringe benefits all around. Popcorn and The Martian tonight for us all.

Not a 520 but I was up this morning putting the plow blade on the 875. So easy. After that I had to rearrange the garage to make things fit. Going to need to do it again once we get some snow. I also need to go get the belt that goes from the deck to the engine on the 500 Special.

Strage out of the handful of 520's I have had, I hardly got any pic's After before The old shaker that went north on a trade. It was a good runner.

Well moving right along. All the electrical is done. New carb and throttle and choke cables. Got everything painted even the hood. I got a hub. Its the little things that takes so long. I do have to confess I cheated on the painting. I got a quart of regal red and brush painted the undersides of the finder,belt cover and hood. But they look pretty good. I just had to stop the rust. The hood really doesn't look that good because I didn't prime it first. The old paint was so thick a wire wheel took forever to get it off. and but I waited to long to start on it. I hope to have it running by next week.

Mowed for the first time today with the new rj58 after finally finding a deck for it. The kohler k91 did well in tall grass.

Spoke with neighbor via telephone this morning. He managed to pull the pump and found that the electrical wires had rubbed against the pump wearing through the insulation causing the short. With that 40 amp breaker installed it's no wonder the breaker never kicked off. I had asked him to call me when he was going to remove the pump, had I been there and noticed the problem would have advised him to install a torque arrestor. The torque arrestor keeps the pump from twisting inside the casing during start up. .

Been marshalling on a car rally. All stages on an old W2 air field. Windy, cold and for the most part wet. Though the club we were marshalling for do look after people. Free bacon roll and coffee in the morning. Soup, roll and coffee at lunch time. Finally after the finish, a very nice roast beef dinner.

Sorry... Not a 520 just a bit of logging duty with the Charger 12

I think black would look great with the green! RAndy

I’ve got an old dark green 1054 and love it just the way it is. +1 vote for keep it. A shiny black wheel looks pretty sweet too…

Poor thing is like... I'm ready to play, where'd everybody go?

send me some pics of exactly what you need. I still have five boxes of rj/suburban transmission parts. I know I have several sets of spider gears. The axle gear in differential is what you're looking for? let me know.

I added this.

I bet they had steaks & roasts made of her as well. Hope they enjoyed eating their shoe leather.

Da Bears!!!

Again.. not a 520 but I installed a new battery in the Lawn Ranger and the electric start works perfectly. As long as it was out and running, I mowed the lawn with it. Front and back. Just need to shorten the cables on it. Choke and throttle are both way to long. My garage is filled. Hate to sell any but might need too.

My 520H's in their stables this morning:

A bunch of 520 pics ??? Lets see 'em folks!

Not sure Jim. The flyer belongs to Bob F., a 93yo good friend of mine. It is kept in my next door neighbors barn and he delivers it to shows for Bob. It does run...the wings flap. the prop spins, and the wheels do drive. It will fly on a few select low gravity planets, unfortunately Earth is not one of them.

This is what I came up and made one modification. Originally the adjuster on the eyebolt was threaded but I drilled it out and added a 3/8 stop nut so the tension can be adjusted. It definitely helps the lift the 70 lb Brinly plow off the ground. The spring is rated for 90 lbs and was the only one TSC had with that rating on the shelf. I’ll see how it works in a week.

I see power steering in you future.

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/solidstatepump.php

Somehow the three Zero Turns look a tad out of place there.... Part of the grounds maintainence crew?? Great pictures, Ed. Bill

Thanks for doing this, Rich

Take a Dremel with a cut off wheel and cut the key lengthwise then remove the two halves.

Holee Crap that one is too nice to use! Parade gear there, and only on rare occasion! I've had pics of it downloaded in my personal albums since you finished it! Added a pic of my 520-H worker since this is page 520.