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Nine years have passed since I took this project apart, I finally got the sickle bar painted and back on the RJ….

Yesterday @TonyToro and I put this seat my on pulling tractor. We got it from Matt Castagno.it’s looks so much better then the old ripped seat!

Happy Happy Dino!

Put on some socks!!! 🎂

Most of us use it but just a friendly reminder when sending money for parts from members here ALWAYS click the friends & family option. Reason being there is no fee for the buyer or seller. I recently sold some parts and the buyers did not do so. Yep PP got their cut. Now it's not gonna send me to the poor house so I live with it. Pretty minor so I won't even mention it to the buyers. It's just that since PP has total assets to the tune of 80 BILLION I don't think they will miss our cut!

Been a couple of weeks since my last update so I figured it was time to fill you in on the progress. The neuropathy (numbness) on the left side from my shoulder to my hip hasn't gone away and I won't be able to see a neurologist until November. It isn't painful, hasn't interfered with the physical therapy too much and my doctor said it is not too unusual following a stroke. They told me that though wrenching isn't usually prescribed for stroke recovery I might want to add it to my at home exercises. I have PT three days a week and each week I am able to walk further with the walker and have begun releasing both hands from the walker while standing. So far I can only do that for about five seconds at a time. I am able to release one hand while standing for two minutes, long enough to place my hand over my heart for the singing of our National Anthem. I am so grateful for the prayers and words of encouragement everyone has expressed. Each time I see a bit of progress it makes me that much more determined keep on going back to PT. Though I can't get out in the shop yet Red Square affords me the opportunity to remain involved with and that means a lot to me. Big Show is only a few months away, gives me a target to aim for, hope to see all of you there.

Yeah, Im dumb, I just found the parking brake.🤦

Some of these s will suggest you use this as an excuse to sleep on your tractor all night with your foot on the brake. Or you could hold the brake down with a brick, rachet strap or stick.

Or use rubber bands

Clamp it or zip tie it

My 15 year old daughter is in driver’s training. My 13 year old daughter is on the Freshman football team. We’re taking a test drive for an hour or so to the game! It’s getting it done so far! Sent from my own backseat…

Actually the pin is the weak link. And this is a good thing as it can act as a shear pin if for some reason the steering locked up and Tarzan was steering the tractor. Here is a sketch of the method I used to pin 5" dia. SST shafts to 48" dia. butterfly valves.

Mucho bettero cleanero. Off to the parts store!

Month's after I left the Napa store I went into the store to pay my monthly bill. I handed a check to a guy I had worked with for a year. He used my acct info to go on a porn site and buy stuff. I got lucky as in my bank info there was a phone # attached to the invoice. It was easy to track down and I got double what he took from me. I can't go on about the comical conversation I had with the pretty female sheriff who arrived at my house to take down the evidence as this is a family site. It's a big show under the tent topic! Still get laughs when I go into the store or run into the investigator in the case

Some things, snake oil (no matter how amazing) can’t fix. Plugs all look great (and recently changed… like a classic misfire fix) and injectors have now been cleaned. Lots of oil in the intake. There is an updated valve cover design for these, so I ordered some. $108 for a new intake = well worth the worry of getting the old one clean. One knock sensor bank was full of water. A new kit containing the harness and two sensors has been added to the list of to-dos while I’m in there. I’ll keep cleaning the sludge and buildup for 45 minutes while I wait for parts.

Happy Birthday Steve!

The weight of the tool loaded door might be too much for a 1" dowel. Just my gut feeling. Others might have more experience with this. How about a closet pole for a larger diameter. For me it would be a piece of black pipe.

Thanks everyone for the kind welcome and the great advice. I need to straighten up my little garage tonight and plan on giving the WH a once over on the weekend. All of these suggestions are fabulous. You people really run a first-rate organization! Thanks again.

Happy Birthday to my older "Brother"

Blasted/powder coated front wheels, added new tires, valve stems and bearings.

Found this Porsche pic

@ebinmaine & @Pullstart If this was rated for higher horse power, it may be useful. https://www.surpluscenter.com/Power-Transmission/Gear-Reducers-Gearboxes/Gearboxes/10-HP-1-1-RA-3600-RPM-Same-Rotation-In-Out-Peerless-1000-014-D-Gearbox-13-1616-A.axd

Do you want me to trash you now or just wait!!!! You ever had to take one apart that was farmer welded?!?! Best bet Horseman is take the whole thing apart and re-drill the assembly for the next larger size roll pin it will accept. It's a chore and not for the average enthusiast. Been many a time a PO ran a bolt through there in my stables just to make issues worst in short order. If the steering block Squonky piced is trash we have plenty.

Sorry... Its just that, I haven't been this excited since i sent my drivers license, ss# and date of birth to a Nigerian Prince a few days ago in exchange for $2,000,000 usd. Still waiting ...

Fine for you old guys. We younguns like to feel paper.

As mentioned in my Shop Project thread, my ‘99 Silverado has a broken and rusted out frame. Today, I bought this ‘05 2500HD from a friend. His dad bought it new, and he is no longer with us and my buddy bought the farm from his mom. He plans to plow with his side by side and has no need for this truck. The prices of trucks, I practically stole it. It comes with an 8’ Western plow, which is very similar to my 7-1/2’ Fisher plow (control at least). Meet little Norman Jr It’s got 147,000 miles, new tires, new power steering pump and hoses (I did those last summer), 6.0L gas (my preference for winter driving is a gasser = quicker warm up time) and is quite clean. Other than rocker rust and some dents and dings that is…

We’ll be off to the Reeces!

3 mainstream filter types, paper, oiled cotton, oiled foam. Paper filters best, doesn't tolerate moisture, has to be replaced when clogged. Oiled cotton (Spectre and K&N) filter big stuff well, flow great, can pass through fine particulates. Oiled Foam flows well, holds everything, lacks surface area so it clogs fast, doesn't seal well to housings so unfiltered air can bypass it

You say it was rebuilt. By whom? There was sand in it. My first guess is there is still sand in the bore for the shift forks keeping them from moving fully. In this picture one half of the case is missing. The 2 pins on the right are the forks. They have to be able to slide back and forth and the other half of the trans case has bored holes they slide in. If the bores have sand in them they wont be able to slide all the way forward (if the trans is in the tractor to get first and reverse)

I find the Eaton 1100s are not as bad as the Sunnys. Motion Control is a spring loaded foot pedal on all my Eatons. Push down to go fast and allow the spring to raise the pedal up to slow, stop, and reverse.

Looking good @Pullstart! That LS will be gettin it done in no time for you

Glad to hear of your progress, Richard. You'll get there in time. And until then the will continue. We missed you at the steakhouse.

Drill press I have. Some wood bits too. I'll double check the appropriate size. May have to switch to solid ¾ rod but it'll work.

Using dowels as hinge pins should, IMHO, be left for historical restorations. Look at the hinge and support ideas for really large swinging gates as seen on ranches.

The chunnel took 6 years to build. We are now on year #4 on Colossus!

@squonk I think that BBC needs a thumpr cam!

Everybody havin fun including Kevin. It was 130° in this boiler room and over 150° on the roof. played ping pong keeping the AC going. Keeping with the racing theme, This is for the Big Block Chevy fans in the room!

The thought process and filter process has changed from the way it was done "in the old days". 20+ years ago you would absolutely want to oil the pre-filter. However modern engines are designed to be used dry, but theres a reason for it, and its actually very clever. Old engines the filter was just under a cover and dirty air was pulled in, the pre-filter caught and held big items to prolong paper filter life, and the oiled filter would usually clog up quickly. Modern engines, and some olders like Onan, use centrifugal forced air injection. Dirty air is pulled into the flywheel cowling, with most heavy particles being thrown away by centrifugal force...and air is forced by ducting to the filter housing, where it blows across the filter then exits out somewhere else..taking loose particulates with it...the idea has become about cooler cleaner air blowing across the dry foam filter, while most particals simply blow through. The dry sleeve acts as a first line of defense and holds big stuff and gives it a chance to blow off and out. It's entirely common to pull a filter off an engine at 50hrs, wash a bit of dust off the pre-filter and the main filter is still clean. Meanwhile my K301 i can mow 3 acres and my oiled filter is caked solid...and the main filter is visibly dirty.

OK since there is a bit of chatter here thought I would read to ketchup. Turns out I took it in the Heinze... Just a bunch of palaver and nonsense about chainsaws & spiders... oh well. Old saying EB in your defence... Rome wasn't built in a day...

Well, no wonder, you forgot to send your address...duh.

True Lynnmor. I never got a 1099 from them. It was always nickle dime but I'm sure Uncle Sam has got an eye out for @Ed Kennell's & Sylvia's gas can scheme. We need to remember how to write out good old fashioned checks.

Finally a fun new post for this thread! Scored a 200 model made in April 1951! It's the Christmas color scheme too so that's cool. I've been waiting for the right deal on a 200 and this one finally popped up at way under what I was wanting to pay. It was part of a cheap bundle of stuff someone was selling as a lot and obviously it all worked out me. Jack and I disassembled and cleaned it thoroughly. It had one of the old fuel caps that are dangerous as they have a vent hole on the side. So we borrowed a cap off the stove and it's working great. Looks good with it too! Jack is claiming this one as his since he thinks it's a "kid" size lantern. LOL! ....on to the pics! As we got her! Someone had this apart before and the frame and handle were sideways...we correct that later of course after our efforts Not sure if the pics show it well but did some research and the 200 models made in May of 1951 and earlier have brass founts. Kind of neat. Ready for deercamp!

Lol ... actually not a bad idea Sylvia. He can even put your handle on them so they don't get lost in the service tub! Yah that's @Shynon he missed the boat!

Steering support block. #4412 #6396 # 88-2710-03 Call AZ Tractor. He prolly has a few dozen of them. https://a-z-tractor.business.site/

Many years ago my Dad and I tried putting pegboard for tools onto the door of a large tool cabinet. In the end, we took it off again because even moderate speed opening or closing of the door had tools falling off the pegs and and sometimes even off the hooks. We re-did the door with lipped shelves holding small, labeled coffee cans for parts too large or bulky for the “jar wall”. Some examples: electrical outlets and boxes, switches, springs, joining biscuits and dowels, and parts for toy making. My version of the jar wall is a series of 8”W x 12”D x 4”H cardboard storage bins (from a car dealer’s parts department shutdown), each containing a set of jars or small boxes with related parts, kept on shelves in re-purposed kitchen cabinets. Tools are in cabinets or tool chest drawers or my “go bag” (when not scattered around for a project in progress).

They came on a different tractor I bought. They didn't fit very good. I add to make some rubber pieces to get them to stay on. They are about 1/4 inch from fitting snug to the inside of the wheel. If you zoom in on the top pic you can see my rubber spacers.

Time to juice up an old Raider Randy?

For now, I went through two refill bottles of WD40, hitting the hinges, inner fenders, rockers, door seams, etc. not the best, but better than nothing! Keepin’ it greasy!