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C'mon Joe, only 4 interest free payments. Welcome to the new economics 101.

Can we bring back Ronald Regan

What is exactly the problem with them? Fuel, spark? As for the updraft carburetors, the tillotson, should be only on the 550. Those are a bit mysterious and hard to deal with. If you are going to use them become real familiar with them before. There is literature on the manual section about them.Just to get tractor running and eliminate any other problem I would use a Walbro such as on the 551. Once running right with that one and you have studied the tillotson, i would then attempt that one. Those engines are very finicky as to timing also. If no one has been underneath that flywheel before that you know and you have spark I would for the time being stay away from that. Lets see what you have and what you think is the problem and well address one problem /engine each time.

Picked up my 2nd 1045 the other day.

Small update: new trans fluid, lubed and greased every single moving part pertaining to the clutch, brakes and lift mechanism, installed the rear fender pan, seat, rear axle bracket and rear tires with inside weights. Did a temp hookup of the rear light, really liking that! Check out the battery, that handle is so nice to use (a “go-handle” for anyone that watches Vice Grip Garage on You-Tube )

Only in the late night movies....

That seems to be a never-ending cycle of cost push inflation. The cost of labor, transportation and raw materials will be chasing one another higher and higher until the desire for costly goods wanes and manufacturers cut back on production. This is nothing new, during the 1970s and very early 1980s our government was on a spending spree which brought on massive price increases. Since none of the "Rich Men North of Richmond" have a very long memory the same thing is happening today and will continue until a recession ends the demand for overpriced goods.

After a few years the 416h made it back. Looking forward to fixing it up

Today I made a Halloween prop to finally decorate my house (I never get a chance to with pumpkin season starting next week) u used my sears that's next on the chopping g block for some freash paint and the mannequin from pallet wood laying around for one of my first at home Halloween props.... making the head and hands soon.... but the rumor has it he lost his hand in a snowthrower incident and recently lost his head with the prices of tractor parts

Inflation is another word for increasing your taxes make no mistake about it.

I have been casually on the look out for a camper shell for the chevy. Right deal finally came around over the weekend. Wife isn't crazy about it. Said people will think you're 90 when they see you coming down the road

Now Squonky is peeing on our roses Joe...

great balls of fire, who would have thought? OE got me thinking I made a mistake but no, lol checked evil bay site free ship @11.49 Sure is wracking down the amount of fun a man can have, I guess to many electric car subsidy's.

Update Joe: Local JD dealer... 8.94 on the shelf! Fell off my barstool... Another update: I got shot glasses bigger than this filter! Just unbelievable what NAPA wants. JD PN AM125424

The bricks I am re-using are 100 years old, solid, and of an odd size that is no longer available. The advice I got this morning was to mix the mortar a little wetter than usual, just lay mortar on the edges of the bricks to give it some 'squish' room, and that soaking the bricks in water before laying them would extend the working time of the mortar. To get a nicer finish on the joints, I need to strike them sooner. The roughness was caused by not striking them soon enough - the mortar had set too much causing me to scrape mortar off rather than smoothing it over.

Min wage in 1980 was $3.80. Parts guys get $18-25 IF they can find a good one. I think I maxed out at $12. It costs more to make it so it costs more to sell it My cost on that 1056 is $16.83 List is $35.44 Go back and beat em up

Making bubbles!

This machine was my first real introduction to wheel horse. My father in law had basically given it to me 15+ years ago. We lived next door on a piece of the families property the my wife and I acquired her parents. We were young and in a hurry to put a house on the property, so we went with what we thought was going to be a good investment, a prefab home. That was Not a good investment and not one of my Best decisions in life. The house was riddled with issues ( typical prefab problems ) along with other financial woahs So instead of keeping it we let it go back to the bank, the mower got left behind at my father in laws. It was a tough pill to swallow. That has been four years now almost to the month. I was selling the 520 and my father in law bought that machine from me and brought over the 416. More then a back story then you probably wanted to hear lol 😆 and I had to be vulnerable about it because it well... Is a bit embarrassing, but this has been my life ups, downs and everything in between. I know the 416 won't look as pretty as the 520 I had but it is more of a example of what my Life has been. Thanks Pullstart and ebinmaine ☺️

I'm guessing the belt came off and wedged or something like that and maybe the idler pulley let go. metallic sound The belt is the only connection between the engine and the clutch pedal. It would still change gears and roll in neutral plus a wedged belt would drag the engine down to stop Pull the belt guard off and you'll probably find the problem

the trany pulley came today so all ineed now is to put it on get the throttle together and make an exhaust

Don’t really know what to call this little project…so swap over it is. My 308 might look like a nice rig but it has its issues, the biggest being the lift mechanism is buggered up. Will hold up an attachment for maybe 10 feet before it drops. Even drops with no attachments! Messed with it quite a bit and for me the easier fix is to transplant the Mag 8 onto a new machine. Picked up this roller (312-8) from @Docwheelhorse my neighbor yesterday. Won’t need that fuel tank…definitely don’t want the hood. Now that rear light I really like, that’s staying! How rough on a rig do you have to be to bust the headlight holder thingy . Gonna be slow going as I have some restrictions from a couple small surgeries last Friday…. But I can dismantle and clean up the new machine without busting any stitches

Giterdone...

If you are ever my way I have a mess load of weight for the pulling tractors. All sorts that I’ve gathered over the years. I have some heavy cast pieces that I’ll probably never you that you are welcome to. They have bolting holes already in them.

Dang…I didnt wanna tell anyone I was sore, but I am a bit. And I haven’t even swapped the motor over yet! My Dr. Has me on limited light duty for awhile. Gonna ask Tony (neighbor) to move the motor over once it’s all unbolted.

I found a common Briggs # 492932S Crosses to a Wix 7035 which is a stubby filter. A 1348 is identical except for the size of the can. 2.3" tall as opposed to 3.4" So if you have the room, use the1348

As I have said in another post a while back - I would not use a Fram Filter even on the ex wife's car...............

That crosses to a Napa 21348 $4 bucks!

You just had to bring that up didn't you Ed. Guy posted a want add for the SD cover to make a recycler deck. Hey I got one of those might as well send it. How does10 clams + shipping sound. Great send her over. Managed to squeeze it in that box. Bulged the box out abit but if it fits it ships right? Yep 17.10 for it. Holy cow I says to the gal the box weights more than the part! Next time we'll see if it was better to ship by weight. Prolly not the case for you a PTO bell is fairly heafty. Now I'm gonna ruin yer day Joe. Not only did my travels today take me right by a JD dealer it took me right by a TSC and in for hardware. Your not gonna like this... PN crossed to this. Now I don't know how good a filter is but can't be bad as the orange death. Asked the JD dealer who makes theirs. He didn't know but said they are made to JD specs for what it's worth. Told him about the north of 20 at NAPA and he says geez & people complain about JD parts prices!

to The deck is probably a 48'' Side Discharge. It's not a 2021. 1990 to 97 sounds more like it. 950 hours is okay if it has service records .Nice tractor.

The Mag 8 has the wimpy charging system with a separate ac output for the headlights. The more RPM’s the brighter they are. Not sure how the LED’s are going to operate with the fluctuating voltage. Might just wire them right off the battery with an in-line fuse so that they see 12v all the time regardless of engine RPM’s. Has anyone else been down this road? Might be a good question for the electrical section

This thing is pretty cool. The tongue folds back if you want to push it around by hand, so you aren't constantly banging your shins on it. Of course, I usually forget about that feature and bang my shins anyway.

Thanks everyone for the Birthday wishes. I'm not a big birthday celebration guy as I get older, But I do appreciate you all.

I got the 8 cu. ft. Craftsman/AgriFab version of this cart and am a convert. I gave away my wheelbarrow.

Cut up another old blow down. Pumpkins and cabbage need picked. Couple more weeks till the broccoli and cauliflower are ready.

I personally like toppers on a pickup. Looks great!

You just ruined my whole day Joe. My G&Y Z turn needs a oil change & 1056. Briggs 22 hp vertical. Just for S & Gs gonna call a JD dealer and see what they get for a JD branded one. Then go look for that $11 one. Or maybe a cheapy orange death one...

Yeah, you done good on that!! I am a .... "Big D" nut, have owned some 8-10 of them and currently own 2 - a D200 and a D160 Pretty much what the previous posters have said about its 'quirks' is right on. but.... that is a hellofa tractor. All across the horse models you can apply a lot of the ... problems? with parts, accessories, etc, so youre not gonna be much different with the 18 auto than many other horse owners. And, with the help of this forums ... vast knowledge, you'll have plenty of help with any probs that pop up.

Oliver, great Scott no! Not JUST potatoes baked in foil with the skin on! They are potatoes roasted in their skins, not necessarily, but sometimes in ALUMINIUM foil. Lol It's a British delicacy. When I was young we used to have bonfire night in November to remember the gunpowder plot of 1605 (that's the year, not five past four in the afternoon). Every street lit their own communal bonfire and burned the ringleader, Guy Fawkes in effigy. A good old night's entertainment for the kids lol. Well potatoes would be rolled into the bottom of the bonfire and fished out after an hour or so. The outside virtually burned to a crisp and the inside cooked. Served with butter and cheese they were part of my childhood. Mick

New seat and get the mechanicals straight is all it needs right now. Worry about paint and decals down the road. Good luck with it

Thank You. I'm glad I found you folks 😁

My crew of masons started back on the Missouri house last Friday. The replaced the last broken Intel. They will be back bright and early Monday morning to build the knee walls for the front porch steps. I drove from our Mi. location yesterday to our Mo. location. Today, I got the 1st course of the brick porch side railings laid and the first 2 courses of brick lipid for the corner columns. I got the middle column and railing laid out. Now, we can get the knee walls properly centered on one of the corner columns and the middle column. The masons left a much nicer finish on the mortar joints in the bricks they laid than I did on the bricks I laid. I'll have to ask them what kind of rookie mistake I am making to finish my mortar joints.

I have 50# + the bracket on the front of my plow machines.

I have had good results with the TSC green belts. And they are returnable if they do not fit.

Thanks! Light duty for 2 weeks I was told…that’s gonna to tough to obey

I won’t stop till I collect them all (I have nothing at the moment worthy of a side shot)

Back in the garage after several hours of trail mowing and weed whacking. GT-1848 with Honda GX610 twin.

No more projects with names for me. IF, and I say IF, I ever get something done, then I’ll post it. Till then, I’m done. Something always comes along that takes my time, money or my enthusiasm. That being said, here’s a side shot