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Not a good start to the day this morning. Day's plan was to do some logging. Been left a good heap of tree branches off a tree that's been felled down the bridleway. Already got given a trailer load of big lumps by the chap who's been cutting it up. What's left ranges from 5" downward. Chainsaw and everything all ready loaded in the tote box on the back of the Sears yesterday. So into the workshop to get the Sears out, only to find front, LH tyre flat. Got a thorn in it. Off with the wheel and off to the tyre fitters to get it repaired. The tyres isn't in the best of health anyway. Not really surprising after 43yrs. Side wall getting perished and that was leaking air as well. New tyre needed. So I bit the bullet and ordered two multi ribbed ones instead of turfs. Back home and fitted the trailer ball hitch to the C-125. Transferred chainsaw etc to trailer and off I went. Now have 2-1/2 trailer loads of stove ready logs stored away for next winter. Still some more to get tomorrow all being well.

Thanks everyone! Unfortunately I was at work but still got cake.

I usually give my plow blade a few coats of car wax. Seems to hold up well all winter.

Most folks will say the long chute works better, throws the snow further, and since the snow seems to move faster thru it, the chute clogs less.

Some of the tractor shows require a muffler. The muffler is a racing muffler from Joes Racing Products. Basically a see thru muffler with perforated inner tube wrapped with fiberglass with a bigger outer tube. Don't worry, it can be removed with (4) bolts for Sunday church rides. LOL.

I altered mine to get it inside the cab on my 520H. I sawed a vee in the lever about 3/4 of the way thru at several key places, then bent the lever to the shape I needed. After I had the shape I needed, I welded the vees and added a plate on the side of each vee. I used a cable guided by several small eye bolts to operate the angle locking pin.

I just replaced the master bathroom flapper. turns out it is nearly exactly the same diameter hole and shape if you invert. I bought a new one for a fraction of the price and put a snug rubber washer on top to really seal. Not pretty but super affordable. Also called a dust cover as I found searching the interwebs. Thanks to all!

Hello My brake band was too used and in bad condition . I needed to change it but it's expensive here . So I try another solution: i took a piece of belt band for old engine (like hit and miss engine) . One meter (40 inch) cost 4 dollars . I'll tell you if it work fine

Going to assume Bendix as that is what most Chargers had. Have you load tested the battery how old is it. So many electric problems here trace back to a bad battery. Before you throw parts at it some testing may help. Run a temp ground wire from the regulator body (fins) to the battery neg. then run it. Does battery voltage come up? if so Bad ground for the regulator. No go?? Disconnect 3 wire lug from the regulator Two wires will be white. Start the engine run it a at least 3000 rpm. Check for AC voltage between the two wires. Should be 30 volts AC or more. If so and all your connections and grounds are good then probably time for a new regulator

That is a good idea I was in maintenance the last 10 years before my job in agriculture now. I believe I still have some taps laying around lol

I've heard it described as "dry as a popcorn fart", whatever on earth that is...

Tyre was OK last time I used the Sears Norm. Not a thorn in sight.

A cubic foot of concrete weighs 150 lbs. A cubic foot of cast iron weighs 450 lbs.

with recent , snow , did anyone try some lubricant on the face of their plow blade ? done this for years , the release , slide off is much easier than a dry / rusty start point . road plowing is really the deal , in snow removal , pete

Yup - cheapo store brand vegetable cooking spray. Did all 3 - the 48" plow, the 32" snowblower on the 854, and the 24" Ariens walk behind. No issues - works well. So did your idea of the teflon sheet cut to fit under the Ariens chute...

On your birthday I wanted to show your true colors! Ha!! Happy birthday buddy🎉

I’ve used RTV as well. It seals better than grease alone and still cleans out easy.

Wait, What... MUFFLERS! Here I was thinking this was a HOT ROD build. My bad!

Like Eric said, a setscrew will be fine but don't use a bolt. It can't protrude from the case.

I wouldn't hesitate a heartbeat to clean that threaded hole out really well, put a dab of silicone on another set screw, and put that right back in there.

@ bc.gold , great pick up on that ! back in the day american anything did not have an expiration date , making it live on is the deal . pete

Muffler does not look so bad.

By far the easiest tool I’ve ever seen for trimming off fingertips.

Happy Birthday @oldiron613 Rob! Have a great day!

Another great landfill score.

Could have been worse nORMSTER. The 125 could have had a dead battery.

How about adding extra pounds to the operator? Those would be directly over the axle!?

Thanks Ill look for the manual and download it

John - outside, the spindle has the fixed washer face welded to it. Do yourself a favor - download the 606/656 manual here on the Forum. Full of all sorts of good info. Maybe a dab of blue Loctite on the threads of the cleaned hexbolt too...... Bill

That's after a day mowing when it was dry. Definitely dusty! Makes the "dry dusty conditions" comment in the service manual make more sense. It always gets a wash down after it cools. Maybe not soap every time, but the dust gets knocked off. Better than my FILs Charger after getting up leaves. It was solid dirt- no visible red whatsoever. He stops at least twice while working just to clean the air filter out. But his engines are always pristine.

Never have needed slick stuff. Painted the blade several years ago no problems. Speed helps even the wet heavy stuff like yesterday rolls off at 6-7mph.

Kevin, That is awesome to hear! Keep it going buddy. I am not fasting but following another diet as mentioned earlier and I am down 20lbs. I have another 9 to go to reach my goal weight.

Luckily it broke off and left a little protrusion and I was able to take small punch and unthread it out of there

OK 'nuff of this jibber jabber... just GITERDONE EB... lets see a weight box. I got 4 ft of snow here and you are yakkin flip flops..

What did I do with the horse today???? First day of snow this season in Hudson River Valley, NY - WH lined up ready to leave the "barn"..................so plowed 5 inches to clear driveway - C175 H with plow blade I cleaned up and rehabbed painted this past year.

Cleaned up and sliced thin potato chips then deep fried in tallow I had recently rendered.

A friend came up with this. Anyone know what it is?

Happy Happy Fast!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

That’s amazing @stevebo! We’re gonna have to have name tags at the Big Show so people will know who we are!

Do your rear wheel weights have holes in the center? If so you could get/make one of those weight rods that bolt on your wheel studs and has the round rod sticking out that round bar bell weights slide on. The pullers use these for easy weight adjustment. I have seen pictures with lots of weight on them.

The BBT engine mechanic has the starter generator on. She made up a linkage rod for the carb to governor. Installed the carb. Need to find a belt for the SG..

Engine installed. Drive belt and hydro cooling fan installed. Throttle and choke cables hooked up. All wiring and vacuum hose hooked up. Battery installed. Engine filled with 30W and hydro filled with 10W30 oil. Wheel Horse hydro filter installed. Fuel line hooked up and fuel added to tank. Installed PTO assembly and adjusted for proper operation. Started and ran engine and also exercised the hydro motion and lift to purge the hoses. Adjusted hydro control cam for proper operation and no movement of rear wheels with foot control in self center position.

The battery tray has been formed.

The as-purchased roller rocker trunnions interfere so machining the end of the trunnions was required.

Since my last post I started working on building the engine which is a Kohler Command CH740-25HP. The engine will have billet aluminum connecting rods and forged pistons. The stock 2618 cast piston to cylinder wall clearance is 0.002". The 4032 forged piston requires 0.004" clearance. So the block went to the engine machine shop for honing. The OEM pistons have a 12cc dish whereas the forged pistons are flat top, raising the compression ratio. The engine came with 23.2cc closed chamber cylinder heads. The resulting static compression ratio being 11.92:1. Machining a 2.2cc dish in the forged pistons, using a 0.062" thick head gaskets and 26.2cc open chamber cylinder heads reduced the static compression ratio to 10.08:1.

Hello , i decide not to buy an original cable.There is not in France and it's more difficult to command in uk since brexit. So i took part on an old and very small caravane and i'm going to make with what i got. I'm looking for a drive belt too. I find in documentation it is a TORO 7473... is it correct? And the size is 5/8 x 82'' belt? (5L8200?). there a toro 7473 OEM on sale ,look at the price on the picture !!! ( one euro = one dollar) lol