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I hate noise! I know some people love the roar of loud engines but that's not me! When my friend gave me his old WH I could see right away it was a substantial machine, I could also see and hear the mushroom muffler's days would soon be over. I soon found that the WH tube muffler price was way more than I wanted to spend - cheap trumps noise, well to a point anyway. I read some reviews on cheap mufflers and decided my WH would not be shabby-ized with junk, I'm a Taurus, solidity is a biggie for me. I found a couple of mufflers at Tractor Supply, one was an International for $36 ,now we're talking! Problem was when I looking through it I could see my hand on the other side - this is not for me! The next one up was a Ford for $40 with no clear passage, this is more like it. It was a little large but I'd figure it out and do some fancy welding - it will work. I welded up a couple of adaptors and mounted it straight up like my John Deere 3320 tractor and even put a rain flapper on it - looks great. Trouble was the flapper rattled, I'm not giving up loudness for rattles - it won't happen! Now I'm in the shop machining Teflon bearings to get rid of the rattle, great, nice and quiet, let's take her for a spin. This thing stinks, not only are the fumes eye level but it's like the exhaust is in my ear but how am I going to mount this thing? Undaunted I cut the muffler off and started moving it around to different positions. Truth is I always thought the upright muffler would hit low branches when I mowed anyway. Well here's the result, no low branches problem and the end of the muffler is not at eye and ear level. I think I like it! No fumes, quiet and out of the way of branches. I painted it with Rustoleum 2000F flat black paint - eleven bucks, I splurged! Ahhh quiet, now all I need is a little rain so the darn lawn would grow.

It's been several years since I went to the Mentone show. It's at the airport now and I was pleasantly surprised. It's much bigger now. They had a good showing of garden tractors of all makes. This is all I got for pictures. I'm sure it would be busier tomorrow but I had to make it today or not at all. One set rule per the sign. DON'T PARK ON THE RUNWAY I needed to go to Warsaw afterwards and that took me right through 'downtown' Mentone. Main street is blocked off for the egg festival And apparently that are having a town wide yard sale if that's your cup of tea.

That's where mine come from. More on order. Thanks for the post Greasy but electric would be NA for a 701 resto. Something just wouldn't be right about that... Make matters worst the sentimental bowl Dan INSTISTED I use does not shut off 100%.

Your down to almost the bottom, may as well go all the way

Scott asked me to post this, along with his contact information:

No that is mouth to snout! A snout is the protruding portion of an animal's face, consisting of its nose, mouth, and jaw. The wet furless surface around the nostril is the fuel pump! And in Uncle Jim's case the "wet furless suface" is warped!

You can’t get it down to the frame and transmission and not paint it. Simply. Not aloud.

You're already there Bud. Might as well finish right up while the opportunity is the best. I'm with the others above. I say paint the frame and trans.

Always top notch builds by you!

I say “go all the way”

Well, so much for keeping this original……. @Pullstart Engine is getting all new gaskets as well.

Yesterday was my last day of work at the company I have been working at for 38 years, 2 months, and 27 days. Throw in the 7 years I did in the Army, I have been receiving a paycheck for over 45 years. Hopefully I'll have more time to spend doing the things I like to do.

Here is a photo a few years back of Phil at the shop with the evening shift before he went to day shift. Thank you for helping us get in touch with Scott as well! jason

Buffed the paint on dads old 312-8 and greased all fittings, checked trans fluid. Its a 1992 and dad never washed it because he said it would rust😂

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Put an extension on the C105 exhaust and quieted it down a lot... Should mention - no drilling. One existing factory hole in floor board. Lines up perfectly... very solid.

@WHX?? https://www.walmart.com/ip/CarBole-12V-Universal-Electric-Fuel-Pump-2-3-5PSI-Low-Pressure-Micro-42S-28-GPH/972444636 have 2 of these on , my horses now , after swapping out a bad pump with a new diaphram pump I had , that also had went south with little use . these car bole pumps are very quiet / solid , low pressure , good price . also added a single LED dash light on my first electric pump , to verify its working . hook up to run on ignition switch , monotors itself . also added a fuel check valve , line is always visibily full of fuel . probably swap over my last horse as well . dash light is single green bulb . anything I suggest has been in use and reliably works . gassy pete

Sometimes when you’re riding Uncle Jim’s tractors, you gotta give ‘em mouth to mouth…

Absolutely paint the heavy stock!

Who is going to be staying at our usual hotel and getting some dinner together?

Just got finished putting my 54 inch dozer blade on a GT-14. I previously took the electric clutch off and converted it to manual. @Wheel Horse 3D The dash plate doesn't quite fit It's just a worker and it's fine for now https://youtube.com/shorts/H7bLbJD7uzU?feature=share

Yep, same problem with this 80 yo pump in my chest. All diaphragm pumps are pretty simple......a couple check valves and a squeeze chamber.

My weeds is thigh high… got the two skid plates back on the Cub deck and couldn’t wait any longer to scare some gophers…

It’s metal. cleaned the carb and put it in the sonic cleaner for a bit. Looking pretty good. Hooked everything up and she’s running pretty good now. The carb needs some adjusting but she’s running steady. Sharpened the blades today. They were blunt as could be. Mowed the lawn with my two little girls and they had a blast riding with dad. I’m looking forward to getting her cleaned up. Just wish I knew exactly what model and year I have. Got to do some more research. Thank you everyone for the help!

Interesting. I never thought to add a metal fuel line. I have the tools and ability to do so and I may just make that happen. I only run rec fuel in my machines so I really don’t have many issues with fuel breaking down components. Thanks for the suggestions!

Hey fellas I’m still around fellas.! I’ve seen that cycle and looks fun but I’ll stick with my slow Action Trac Chair . I’m actually looking a a narrow trac chair that can fit through normal doorways and I could drive right into the van . I’ll be able to get into tighter spaces without worrying about getting stuck . Also my chair is built with off the shelf parts I can find at any motorcycle , snowmobile shop or marina besides the joystick and controller . All could be bought off evilbay or jungle site . It’s built like a tank and have pulled full size trucks around the yard and into the barn .I could even plow the driveway with the plow option for my current chair . https://actiontrackchair.com https://www.tracfab.com/faq https://trackmastermobility.com/series-1-model/

@Bow_Extreme looks like a perfect time to lay in a new steel or related metal fuel line , finish last foot each end, with clear vinyl gas line , spot for fuel filter , might even put in a " lazy loop " for vibration before carb , fuel check valve . think about it , you are removing related fuel line break down spots . ethenol breaks down , anything that is not up to date , filing fuel bowl with debris . personally add STA BIL to all my gas , no debris or issues . i use ethenol in everything , you are right there , how I see it , pete

Sad News! RIP Phil It was always a pleasure seeing and talking with you. We'll miss you

I have Scott's #. I'll send it.

Good morning everyone, my name is Jason and I was a co-worker of Phil before he retired. We are just finding out of his passing. If anyone speaks to scott or has a way to ask him to reach out to us please, please send me a private message so I can give a phone number. All of us that knew him truly appreciate it as we are all still in shock over it. Please let me know and thanks and take care! Jason W

If you can remove any springs, valves, etc from the housings, put the housings in a vise, (separately), with the diaphragm surface against a flat plate. Apply enough pressure to level that surface against the plate, then ‘Warm’ the housing gently with a heat gun or gas torch, and leave it to cool down. This usually removes most of the distortion, allowing you to finish off lapping surfaces flat on a sheet of wet or dry paper, (without having to remove too much material to level the surface), then do as @Achto suggests. One further thing regarding gaskets, etc, thicker gaskets, (especially rubber), can worsen leaks, due to allowing distortion to occur in between fasteners, (rubber does not compress, but distorts easily, and ‘extrudes’ out under the fastener positions), particularly if over tightened! Doug.

Sickness…. Love it!!

Fronts: Vredestein 16-6.50-8 5-Rib Rear: OTR Lawn Trac 24x12-12 Rims are all stock Thinking of loading rears but haven’t decided. all the engine parts are powder coated, extra heavy. There are more at powder coat, right now. I keep deciding to do more of them. I’m thinking they after removing the dash tower, tonight, I’ll be sending more out for coating.

Poached a 418-8 with electric lift out of Massachusetts today! Just about 12 hours round trip, including six ferry trips! But it was a beautiful day to take a boat ride. The trip across Long Island sound is an hour and twenty minutes, the others are only about 10 minutes each way. I’m going to start a separate thread on this tractor.

I tried stone, crusher waste, and hundreds of gallons of old oil on my sloped road and it continued to wash out. Then I covered it with black top millings. No more wash outs.

I used to have water coming in the garage when we would have a heavy or light rain… pad right off garage should have a little more slope away… So I cut the concrete driveway right off the garage door, installed a drain channel, built a catch basin under a downspout which was a source of a good amount of water coming off the house right near that garage corner. From there I went to another two catch basins to collect water coming toward the garage from across the yard. From there I installed drain channel across the front of the pad because water comes down the driveway (knowing that someday I would replace the gravel driveway with concrete).Then across the yard with a clean out at the bend… then to an outfall in the lower part of the yard well away from the house… This was not an erosion issue, but if you are in the mood for some hard labor, just an idea… BTW… all pipe is 4 inch PVC with no holes… easily stays clean on its own. I need to go ahead and screw down those drain channel grates with the recommended No. 8x1 stainless steel screws, as the grates are slotted and doesn’t allow anything in that would cause a clog…

no thanks!

I bet BBT could have ran around karate chopping the water and diverting it up the mountain…

@AchtoDid you spray the inside of the rear tool box with bed liner, or paint it black?

I think it would serve dual purpose as a de-icer! nothing worse than a slippery sidewalk or that hard piece of ice the snow blade can't bust up...this would make that an easy chore! Nicely done @SylvanLakeWH

I tried 2 of those inline check valves in 2 other applications. Didn't work worth a

John Deere corn head grease? Special-Purpose Corn Head Grease (AN102562, AH80490, TY24428) A John Deere Corn Head Grease video is now available. To view the video, please click here. Applications · Formulated for John Deere corn head and other slow-speed gear cases equal or less than 1000 rpm · Extra-soft grade of lubricating grease for older John Deere corn heads · -30 to 330°F (-34 to 165°C) Service ratings · NLGI grade 0 · JDMJ13A5, J13E6, and J25A Physical properties · Green color · Contains extreme-pressure additives · Excellent at high and low temperatures · Resists moisture and water washout · Polyurea thickened · Contains anti-rust properties AN102562 Test analysis Penetration @ 77°F (25°C), 60 strokes 355-385 mm/10 Dropping point, degrees F 450°F Timken OK load, minimum 40 lb (18.1 kg) Water washout @ 175°F, loss 10% Oxidation pressure drop @ 100 hours, maximum 10 psi

These are the ones that we buy, they come with a 90 degree boot on the plug end. They sell 4cyl kit and a 6cyl kit. https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/calco-6-cylinder-wire-set/0000000026269?Ntt=tractor parts TSC has a similar kit, they are a little more proud of theirs. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/tisco-spark-plug-wire-set-sws260

Thanks! Since I have it this far, should I paint the frame and trans? I wasn’t out to restore this, just improve it a bit.

Lookin’ great Matt!

I’m really liking everything so far. Please keep us updated with pictures as you go! Thx

@Bow_Extreme Let’s talk about those tires and what those pieces are painted with!

I've been trying to retire. Last Oct my wife had a 70th birthday party/retirement party for me. She had a big meal with smoked brisket, pulled pork--the works. I think some 55 people dropped by. I started in construction in 1971 right out of high school/trade school. We did spend 17 of my prime years as missionaries and when we returned home I returned to restoring old homes and remodeling. What caused me to begin seriously looking into retiring was fall at the beginning of this year. My co-worker retired a couple of years ago and I've worked by my self or with help of the homeowner. I was nailing a 2x4 to a ceiling, the nail gun shot two nails at once and the recoil knocked me off of the third step of a step ladder. Falling backwards, i landed on the corner of a cement block just missing my backbone. I literally had to drive home (fortunately a short drive) keeping my back as straight as I could and keeping my rear off of the seat of my pickup. I told Pam that I have had enough, I was going to complete the jobs I had promised to do this spring and unload the tools from my pickup. I have three windows to install in a home (they have been on order since January) then I'm hanging up my hammer. I'll still do volunteer work for folks through our church and a pregnancy center has asked me to convert a motor home into a mobile sonogram unit--I'll probably just do enough to keep me limbered up. Part of the problem is there seems to be a lack of workers to replace tradesmen. Most of the guys I work with are either bald or gray headed. Many of the older folks I have worked for worry about finding someone who will do their piddly jobs. Below is a banner Pam had made for my retirement party. underneath the banner are some unneeded tools that are in her garage sale today.

It's going to be a 1980-84 - Only years for the Black Hoods...

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