Leaderboard

So yesterday I got one of my beloved roundhoods down off the shelf and it is being sold to another member/friend. It is a nice original 1960 burb 400. Been in the roof since 2015 ish. Having one less machine makes a difference in organization. Put up the flags I got at the big show a few years back from another member. I think it looks good. Also installed a two post lift a few months ago which allows me to park two cars inside. The 400 in the doorway makes me say I think she wants to stay!

My son bought this C-160 8 speed this summer and never got around to putting pics up. It seems pretty non-molested and has a nice patina, hope I can convince him to keep it original! It can't come in the shop till he gets his CC 784 project off my workbench!! I think he thinks I am gonna do it all for him!! I also needed to put these pics here to prove @ebinmaine hasn't got ALL the C160's out there!!!! Randy

Made an adapter to make an adapter Making a coupler to mount an Eaton hydro to a D200 flex joint. Had to make a 3/4” down to 5/8 spindle to keep the center straight. Hairbrained idea but stay with me…….

I've been trying to get a bit more organized and create tools/sets/tables that are mobile. I bought a new bottom tool box for that reason. Today I got a neat Lisle socket carrier to keep all my 3/8" drive impact sockets in the same set up.

Your son needs help, if he can't understand that yellow has been known to cause Increased irritability. Increased anger. Heightened levels of aggression. Heightened sense of agitation. then it is time to step in. Make your son aware that the color red with it's vibrant, dynamic energy affects us on a physical level. It's the color that raises the pulse rate, getting us excited, motivated, we can get a sense that we are stronger, having more drive and stamina.

I made the mistake of going in the hardware store today to look for paint stuff. Found these sandpaper sponges which do fit between the fins on an air cooled Kohler. Figured they'd be right handy at cleaning up for painting.

Hi! Ho! Hi! Ho! It's off to work we go.

LED’s

Saw this loader on facebook and had to share it just for the design of it. Beware it's green!!! If not appropriate here please move and sorry! It is compact and looks to be simple to remove if set up right. It is on Just Garden Tractors facebook group. Here are a couple of pics, go search to find it, I don't think I can post a link.

Hi all. I was shelling some Pinto beans tonight and thought. I bet everyone that grows these and shells them by hand? HATES IT. But? I have a way that works very well. I am going to try to load some pics. And? If it works? A video. I know? Stop. Did he say video? Are his kids home to do it? I said, Try🤠🤠🤠. Here goes. Take a paint stirring wand. Cut it off to 16 1/2". Then? I took 9 links of a 1/4" chain. Cut the 9th link. Split it enough to go around the lower shaft. Hook the remaining links onto that link. Then? Bend it back to keep it around the shaft. Put it into a drill. Fill a 5 gallon pail with dry pods to about 40%. Any more than that? Makes it hard to shell the cleanly. Make a screen fron 1/4" square screen. Dump the pail onto the screen. Have some sort of tub under the screen to catch the beans. Pods stay on the screen. Good luck. Pat 20221202_182117.mp4

Today I passed on one of my original roundhoods to another member and friend…

NIIIIICE. Thank you for that. SOME people think I have a C160 hoarding problem. 😂.

He has the patience of a saint!

This pump uses a 3/4” keyed shaft, not splines like the sunstrand. This Eaton transmission will have the axle tubes cut off of it and sealed up. The transmission will be turned sideways and a drive will be made off of the brake shaft. There is a powerking 3 speed and a Panzer tractor axle in the mix also. If I make this work, there will be a splined coupler for sale There is a guy on Youtube that used a manual wheelhorse transmission this way in his home brewed tractor. I just won’t have to deal with a clutch as mine will be hydrostatic.

My cubs were my first love, I can't give them up!!! It is red though, 784's had KT 17 seriesII with dual hydraulics, it will be a beast when done!!! I know you are chain pulling and I can take it!!! You do admit to being a nut!! Randy

From one hoarder to another, the more the merrier...

Ha Ha! Actually, there were only three tractors I haven't been able to fit in it - a Power King, a 312-8 with a blower and Original cab installed, and of course the H. The first two, a friend moved with his trailer, and the H, I drove home. I never enjoyed transporting a tractor more than I did that time!

Got a little more done. Female lady woman came out in the garage and asked me what I was doing. I told her that I was making a bumper for my Wheel Horse... She rolled her eyes... but then said "that looks pretty good... you just make everything huh?" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Don

Wow, I'm impressed. Now hook it up to a PTO and we can add it to the strange Wheel Horse implement thread along with the ice cream freezers, wood splitters, and chicken plucker.

Heat shield off of a Kawasucki !… as Taryl says…

Watch out, it's coming

Give one of those Seniors that would free up a lot of space.

I have been in a metal working trade my whole life and learned that magnetized things will attract fine steel particles just waiting to embed themselves in your hand.

There were two types of hold downs. The wide strap around the tank and the wire with a spring. Base plate I believe is the same. I have both if you need something. I’ll see if I can find a picture. Best thing to do is remove the grill and then you can clean out everything under and behind tank. Two bolts under the front and then the top two screws holding the long rails on the sides. Watch your feet when doing this. Don’t ask me how I know. 😁

I do enjoy the time with my son, my Dad was my best friend, but he is gone now and I cherish any time I spend with my kids. Plus, he give me two grandkids!!!!! I think he only paid about $150 for it, which is a steal where I live. Randy

Rough is very good for engine fins, gives you more surface area and turbulent air flow. If they were smooth and shiny the laminar air flow would remove less heat because there is less mixing. Too much paint on the fins will also reduce their ability to transfer heat.

Eric can have all the 16 HP Tecky's he wants!

So we've hade the place valued, the maths is on our side, so we are going ahead with a move as soon as the house sells. I've got a machinery mover to shift the big lumps I'm going to keep and the rest will go on tool sites priced to sell. It will either happen very quickly or at the pace of a glacier so I'm not stressing either way. I'm even going to scrap some of the projects I had intended to renovate as I won't have the space to store anything.

given the low speed, low load application, they should be fine. Still, keep an eye on the lug nut holes and the ends of the welds for cracks after you start using them. Observations and comments from someone who spent a 40 year engineering career in the steel wheel industry.

Is that oem JD? Kinda looks like it. But then again extensive use of hoses & tie wraps versus clamps maybe not? We were just having a discussion on single bucket cylinder. Note how it looks to bigger than should be.

AHA!!! You solved it! Thanks a bunch!!! It is indeed off the Kawasaki on the LX176! I remember removing it when I replaced the muffler...! Don

At least, to my benefit, the TWO horses I have ever had painted were red white and blue and a color that contains RED. Wait till you see the Automatic I'm doing right now. You boys are going to fall head over heels for that one. Hell I might even redeem myself a little bit......

Looking forward to seeing this. I've seen the video of the Horse transmitted homemade rig. Neat work.

I have been wondering if there are some industrial couplers that would replace the Wheel Horse part in this application. LoveJoy is a brand that comes to mind. If I remember correctly, thay are a modular system that allows you to mix and match parts to match the shaft sizes in the application. The curve ball here is the splined input shaft on the pump.

I guess I'm on my second cycle. I've been planting apple, pear, and plum trees recently I planted over 30 trees 60 years ago and had the chore of cutting all but two down a couple years ago. Bag worms and spider mites did them in. I have one honey locust and one silver maple left that the spotted lantern flys will probably have killed by next year. The cycle of life.

I read this somewhere: When is the best time to plant a tree? Thirty years ago. When is the next best time? Now. As we get older and see that we are not the all-important end of the parade of life, but only a placeholder somewhere in the middle, we begin to recognize the importance of taking the long view.

I am seeing the holy grail of rjs and round hoods

That’s how I lifted my Xi up to the bench…

@RandyLittrell nice looking unit , only a suggestion , aerosol lubricant spray down , let sit / soak in a day , wipe it down till dry with a clean lubricant dampened cloth , let it sit . do that again , next wipe down will show a deeper paint , and an oil soaked finish . like a permanent wax job. think about it , its been sitting in that state for ? very little effort to help its return. have brought pack paint like that to a deep clear finish , the opportunity to do things is there , hope you find a few , pete

Love the Fridge! Fridgidaire? Norge? ColdSpot?

I’m glad they got to do some driving while you guys were here. I plan on painting Karen’s wheels the same color and maybe even the D. I like the color as it’s not plain and I think it’s a nice contrast to the red and black. Just my preference.

Nice Machine Better take care of that rust spot forming there !. Weres Mr. Peter Lena ?

My 420 is tucked in there. Mine is far from perfect but one of my favorite machine to cruise on.

Won't be an issue with this 750hr machine. Thing is far from being perfect. I got it specifically to enjoy and from here on, will not be doting over it anymore. Something most people will never do with a low to no hour machine.

That's a stunningly beautiful H, Zeek. It puts mine to shame. I've loved tractors since I was a little kid - a very little kid. I decided I wanted to be a farmer. In high school, I took the vo-tech school's three year agriculture program, and got a part-time job on a dairy farm. While I loved working on the farm, I quickly came to the realization that I made a career-choice blunder. So I moved on and the years went by. A few months before I turned 60, I decided that life was too short and I was going to live my dream - so I bought a 1942 Farmall H.

Okay I had to do it! Here’s mine, signed by Cecil Pond and currently has 19 original hours on it.

This 1054 hood and front cowling was done with a brush! The key to doing a smooth job is to mix up your canned paint with some Flood Penetrol ( get in hardware, Lowes or Home Depot) that helps smooth your paint on metal surfaces. I used a quart can of regal red Rustoleum. Other parts were spray painted with Rustoleum regal red. Flood Penetrol https://www.homedepot.com/p/reviews/Flood-Penetrol-1-Qt-Clear-Paint-Additive-FLD4-04/100130893/2?mtc=SEM-CM-CML-GGL-D59S-059_037_SFT_WN_CVR-NA-NA-NA-DSA-2998253-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-NA&cm_mmc=SEM-CM-CML-GGL-D59S-059_037_SFT_WN_CVR-NA-NA-NA-DSA-2998253-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-NA-71700000099318007-58700007989738948-39700072693012461&gbraid=0AAAAADq61UfbGGc0FCqgou7H4uJqQ1VQ0&gbraid=0AAAAADq61UfbGGc0FCqgou7H4uJqQ1VQ0&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1ZGcBhCoARIsAGQ0kkqYbfYRE-AzPOudJXwcT7cZkGt50kHr9l7oDUG5f1MSCSiwbcrZPBsaAtW1EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Had the 418-C in today for some TLC and an oil change. Mowed with it this summer and may use it to haul firewood this winter.