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Maybe more of a nut trimmer!

We used the Wally Digger Backhoe FEL to move more stone into the erosion control project area by the right side of the Pole Barn. Nearing completion on that deal.

OK you ... this thread is about getting Mrs 953 Nut a ride around... ... whadda ya think this this is EB's thread and you can go off on silliness?

Just waiting on the new sneakers to be delivered.

@WHX?? been holding out on me!!! And to one of them south'ners ta boot... Gonna need pics!!! And @953 nut, you got receipts, insurance and "friends"? Them Wisconsin folk known to be shady...

Slow but sure turning the corner get big red back together waiting on transmission seals

more room for returnables?

I just found the A-60 in Wisconsin on . @WHX?? offered to help me out by holding it at his place until I could find a ride for it. I knew that you were already hauling an 855 to the Big Show. The 953 carcass is one Jim had offer to me a few years ago, I don't really need it but won't turn it down. If we filled your toy hauler up with other people's stuff you wouldn't be able to bring any of your own . Jim hasn't been holding out. I think this A-60 is the same one @WHX?? was considering buying a few years ago so I'm sort of buying it out from under him.

Well we are all different... Shorts, crocs, no ear protection... Im out.

Fixed it for ya….

Careful Mr Train Man, While there may not be as many of us Southerners on here, we stick together like a swarm of honey bees.

Yes Sir !!! Driving these things is a blast. Here is my trusty grass chewer. About the same year as the one in the video, mine has electric start though. This pic was taken right after I put a replacement engine in it. One thing that the person in the video mentioned was that you could not adjust the height of the deck. This is true but you can adjust the cut height by moving the spacers around on the blade spindles. By moving the spacers you move the blades up or down on the spindles.

The old guys The young pups

What are you using to clean the carb? I have had carb clean and brake clean swell the o rings to the point they don’t fit. I leave them out in the sun after this to get them to go back down to size.

@squonk I thought you were hatched or one of Dr. Frankenstein 's experiments.

Yeah yer bad Richard ... I coulda sent him east with a trailer. We'll think of something. Hadn't planned on it but wouldn't kill me to go to the BS. Never know. Maybe Cindy would want to go VA next summer ... see her brother. Never know.

"Wheel Horse Putt-a-Long Jr." Wheel Horse logo with a golf ball for the wheel hub cap.

I tested the hydro that way, and it seems to be fine. Need to get it out for a test drive, so..... I've been working on fabbing a motion pedal for it, after looking over all the stuff that I've seen around here, and decided on what I think is a much simpler solution, mostly using what I have lying around. I did buy some of these Hillman sleeves that fit on the pedal bar, and some Heim joints. Welded a bent piece of metal onto the Hillman sleeve, then bent another piece of metal to go behind the belt then up in behind the engine, and attached one end of a bar with Heim joints on both ends to it. Other end goes to where the linkage from the hydro attaches to the swivel part that the handle would be attached to if there was one. I do plan to weld a wider flat piece on top to put my foot on, and probably attach some springs in both directions to return it to idle (that might be a bit tricky and will need the ability to be adjusted). It might be a bit tricky getting the belt guard back on also, but I'll cut it a little if I have to. Forward and backward motion of the pedal does not hit the engine shroud or fan gear, but moves the hydro linkage completely in both directions. I think it's gonna work.

Why WHX?? isn't going to the big show is the whole problem.

In your barn Joe? Looks to be a tecky on it? Might be older Dan or just not E start??? I'll never forget how Dan came across his. 40 clams at the Portage auction 2018 and had it mowing & pulling a sulky in an hour. The things grown men do for a laugh...

Freakin Ricky Nelson! We have been binge watching early episodes of Ozzie & Harriet on Prime this past month. That show is as corny as all get out. If my folks actually acted like that, I'd be amazed I was even born! Ricky as a little kid was a stinkpot!

Agreed. Crimp-on connectors are ok for plugs, but otherwise I prefer to solder and shrink wrap terminal connectors. That way you never have to go back to them. The positive battery cable terminal will corrode just as bad as the battery post, and you can't get to it to clean it once crimped.

I had mor fear for a quick brake or better high turn with a slippery Trousers...... could be that it not roasted nuts, could be it chewed... depending on how fast you‘re moving while mowing...😎😂😂 hey, there is a - ouch....

I was also very close to the Tar Heel State but I was down in Gatlinburg a week before I was in Cheeseland. I also have another tractor from Uncle Jim’s that is eventually destined for down south.

I added 1/8" x 1 1/2" flat on top of the broken ends each side extended it up under the shifter plate and used the shifter plate bolts to hold them in place. I also added a1/8" x 2" across because I was raising the fender pan for 25" tires. The 2" channel is 1 3/4" long to match the 1 3/4" I raised the fender bracket.

Seems like it would be like steering a Bumper Car at the fair…😆

I thought about making a plate like that, the washers seem to stiffen it up nicely though! Took it for a spin this morning, grass is going dormant so kind of hard to tell but sure does cut nice!

Well noted. That’ll teach me to look at profiles more often!

I agree, but the market in Norway isn’t as saturated as it is here… so creativity might have to win. @Ian928 we’d love to see pictures of your project!

The later C series like the C-101, 121, 141, and 161. Then the blackhood Cs like 105, 125, and 165. All these and the later 300/400/500 "classics" had wide front wheels. The early C series (100/120/160) had narrow front wheels.

Im no expert, but my thinking is it would be more responsive on the low end. But if it had small jets to match the smaller Venturi it would be starving for fuel on the high end. This matches my experience putting an aftermarket universal carb on my 16 hp C160. Good idle and it would speed up to 3600 rpm no load, but turn the mower PTO on and feed it some grass and it bogged down. It mows great with the correct #30 carb. I then moved that same universal carb to a 12hp. I couldn’t adjust the idle down but it ran good at top end. Just my experience.

Also check to make sure the choke is adjusted properly.Sounds dumb but I a had a running rich issue and I somehow overlooked the choke/ butterfly slightly in closed position . Sometimes the small things can easily get over looked.

1/2 day for my niece Leighty Bug ofay. We took a ride on Putt Putt, then did a little recreation picture. No cukes available, I guess a Reese’s peanut butter cup will do…

Before the Senior was the Lever Steer. That was the true beginning. Here are some fine examples of those…

This afternoon I put a new diaphragm in the original fuel pump and used it to replace the new plastic pump the P. O. put on. got the engine cleaned up and mounted back on the frame and called it a day.

No worky Sylvia... no wait still loading. Did get the junior field seeded with some rye... feed mill was out of rye... go figure farmers got it all this time of year. Who the heck ran all those dead furrows... KEVIN?? Added some rape seed to what I could get. No luck Sylvia but this 🤡... 20231021_104423.mp4

Neighbor back yard today while taking Denali for a poop hunt... Unbelievable 12 point... beautiful rack... been treating the ladies well for last several nights - harem of 5-6 doe... @Ed Kennell, @WHX?? IMG_2608.mov

I believe it is 14 from the factory in the mid 70s. I use a 7 conductor trailer wire for the differing colors. I buy a separate roll of 12 gauge for the ignition switch to battery wire. Definitely agree with the extra attention being put into the ends and heat shrink although I don't solder my harnesses. I use good quality connections and try to be sure all ends are sealed. I've read on boat and plane forums that a soldered connection can be a breaking point for the wire. Particularly if poorly done. I'm not by a long shot halfway decent at soldering so I stick to known skills.

Got some floor boards. Bent them a bit and mounted them to the fender(mines hard mounted) . Added a idler pulley and got a drive pulley. Looks like a 88" belt will need to be picked up tomorrow. The 6 fender mount bolts will either be cut flush with the nuts or cut down the accept acorn nuts as covers. Electrical is done. I'll drove it around tomorrow after I get the belt to be sure all is good. After that a seat and a throttle cable and I'll be ready to hit the trails.

O-ring? Never heard of one. All the rebuild kits I have ever used have a square-cut bowl gadget and splash shield.

So waiting on parts for the K341, but trying to think ahead… I was thinking 16 gauge wire for wiring the 1977 C-160, but I seen 14 gauge wire on the shelve right beside the 16 gauge. Would you guys go ahead and use 14 gauge for a heavier wire and possible better current flow ? UPDATE… Parts for the K341 from ISAVETRACTORS just arrived… Progress to be made !

How about a Woodgrain decal like the 69 Charger. Wrap the woodgrain decal al the way around the box. Then the it needs a similar decal across the front and that tapers to a point as it goes down the side. The front decal could have faux lights and the center of it have a horse emblem

Id venture that with a big enough order they could alter something. At any rate its a matter of inputting a few values on a machine. He found a company to make the Onan flyball spacers, i think he had to order some 500 of them...at probably $40 each to manufacture, in steel.

I wish I’d have known the other day!

I can't speak to the hardness of the body, ive used a few K/M chinese carbs and never seen a shaft or body wear of any note. I can address the hole in the throttle plate though, thats a pretty common practice, the plate to bore clearance is very tight, they design them so the plate can be put on, loosely..and the lever worked back and forth to let the plate find its ideal position (with the idle screw backed off), then the screws tightened down snug. Otherwise each individual blade would have to be precisely machined to each individual carburetor.

Actually the vents are there to reduce wind drag so the fuel mileage is greatly improved.

It wasn’t as user friendly as a machine with a steering wheel, but it did the job well!

IMHO, you’d be much better off spending your time to get a blower that already fits. Adapting that one is not trivial and involves not only the mount/lift mechanism but also re-doing the drive line.

Took the motor generator apart to check it out and while it was apart I drilled and tapped new regulator mounting holes to move the regulator terminals away from the gas tank.