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Couple more 48" mower deck spindles cleaned and painted with new bearings installed. With @Steve Janninck.

This one was on my Charger 12 1969 I am second owner so i am pretty sure it was original to the tractor

I saw this on a For Sale site. Front Axle with the center pivot I think I've seen, maybe on a Speedex? But Speedex had it's name cast into some parts, which I don't see. Front rims also look familiar??

It is a Speedex model B for a 100% fact.for the A and B series the clutch tower was the only thing that said Speedex and not until the M series the front wheels were then casted Speedex in them. From the looks of it the tractor was rolled and the tower was broke and they took the front cover of the clutch tower and made it the rear part because they welded a peice to hold the top shaft. The braces from trans been cut and welded is why I say it was rolled. Next question since I can't see the rear good but the 1940 B had 4 bolt wheels and the rear gear boxes are not connected. 1941 B had 5 bolt wheels and the rear boxes are connected by a tube in middle. It is the wrong engine and few other mods done to it. Any more questions feel free message me.

Assembled the front Tach and hood pivot assembly All parts laid out ready to assemble. Installed the latch lock assembly. Greased the latch pin then installed the front Tach latch Installed the hood stop pin. This is a different design that I came up with that uses a 1/4" rod inside 3/8 tubing with a cotter pin in the center to hold everything in place. The factory design has the hood pivots hit the cotter pins when tilted open. Installed the hood pivot brackets and pin assembly. The pivot brackets were badly worn so nuts were welded on then drilled out to provide a nice tight hinge action. Front Tach lock shaft grip installed. Front Tach decal installed.

When I had a Lawn Ranger with at dozer blade (it had depth skids to keep from scraping the grass), I tried moving leaf piles across the yard and was surprised how well it worked until the leaves started spilling over the top!

I have a K-241. 10 hp. Only time i set throttle to idle is when i'm shutting it down... Remaining times full throttle. Winter use i let it warm up a minute or two then start plowing...

You've got it right. As mentioned the plow bracket eliminates the need for the two bars on the bottom. That's why Lowell sells them with or without the hardware. Great receivers.

Brake linings will develop a glaze on them. Remove the band, wire-brush or sand the lining to remove the glaze, clean everything, reinstall and adjust properly. Should do the trick. Otherwise, (here comes the shameless plug), buy a new lining.

Some background info would certainly help! Multiple gaskets on the same engine? Multiple engines with the same problem? What kind of engine(s)? Is there recent work done and new head gaskets now? Are the bolts torqued correctly? Etc Etc. Vague questions can only receive vague answers. Please elaborate on the problem

Regarding carrying stuff with the tractor - I got these tool holders at Tractor Supply a while back and mounted them on the fender. They're great for carrying an axe, shovel. loppers, even a weed whacker as you can see here. Could probably carry a rifle on there, or maybe even make an "A" frame sticking up that you could put several pairs of these on, or a truck gun rack. Ammo box would be easy. The limit is how far your imagination can go....

Milk crate bolted to a harbor freight winch plate that goes into 2" hitch... i use it for weight but you can use it for whatever...

Yes...42" blade. You have that nice receiver on that horse now, why not fabricate a device to come off that with the basket or what ever you need to haul the ammo and such ?? Might be able to even buy something that fits the receiver you can use.

This is all common sence with an air cooled engine. You're not just warming the engine block, you are warming up the oil...and possibly the gas through the carb. The oil viscosity has a lot to do with how long to warm up. The manual will tell you to run these engines with 30 wt in the summer and 10w-30 in winter (if you are in a cold climate). I run 30wt all year because my tractors are garage kept and I always warm them up before plowing snow. I don't think I have ever had to move snow when the temp is below 15 degrees. Most of the plowing of snow happens in the high teens and 20's. When I start the engine, it's 1/2 throttle and choked enough to start it. I then keep adjusting the choke to keep it running smooth untill it is finally opened all the way. Remember, you are not just warming up the engine, you are also churning the gear oil (90 wt) in the transmission. That oil can get real thick in 10 degree and below weather. I have actually had the engine stall in winter because of a very cold tranns. I guess the idea is, take your time, warm it up good and then enjoy the ride. BTW, I think I saw a beverage holder on your horse...a hot totie would warm up the operator also.

It was glazed as you said. I knocked off the glaze and cleaned up with brake cleaner. It's good to go! I mean STOP!!...LOL

Two owners a bit sad to see it go but the latest owner delighted to score a bucket list item. All in all a terrific transaction. I expect to be setting up a plow for the 854 over the next couple of days. Starting with parts from @ebinmaine and @wallfish plus I’ll be doing some fabrication where the frame connects to the axle bracket and making an angle control lever and rod. Will be adapting purchased depth skids for this plow, too. Pictures during progress, of course!

How about the bolts in your neck ?

I have replaced perfectly good factory brake linings on mine with the ones that @rmaynard sells because the material Bob uses is so much better.

I saw a lot of unusual garden tractor configurations while doing the Tractor Trivia series and I think it is a Speedex Model B, probably about 1940.

There can be a variety of reasons, but yes I think the most common would be the head not being flat and the other being not being torqued down properly with a heat cycle and retorque.

i assumed it wasn’t. Hopefully I have it waterproofed enough. I sealed all the wiring connectors with silicone, covered the entire motor with tightly wrapped electrical tape, covered that with a nitrile glove, and then found something to use as a cover. Hopefully it all keeps it dry.

Here's my system. A little labor intensive, but I run the leaves through the chipper/vac and spread as mulch on my garden where they get plowed under in the spring.

Got my wheels back! He aired them up to 19 PSI but I dropped to 12 PSI as per the service manual. Here are the tubes he used. Tires are 15x6-6 and 22x7.5-12

Always interested to see other people's leaf collecting setup. Pics please!

There are various lift methods. Manual, electric and hydraulic are all standard among Wheel Horse’s line.

So from comparing it to what @953 nut posted it appears to be a Speedex Model B. but the center drive arrangement between the engine and transmission is not the original Speedex parts and it appears to be heavily modified.

All the other "offshoots of Economy pretty much looked the same except for color, size and wheels, They were all gear drive with an automotive clutch. That one a belt drives the trans.

You need to see if your 312 has a rock shaft kit installed under the seat pan. And then you need a sleeve hitch. Sometimes you can find them used for sale online or you can buy from @wheelhorseman. Links are below https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product/toro-wheel-horse-rock-shaft-kit-manual-transmission-with-tube-and-bracket-short-clevis-read-description/ https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product/toro-wheel-horse-brinly-clevis-hitch-sleeve-hitch-with-adjustment-plate-and-pin/ Then you'll be able to attach Brinly sleeve hitch attachments and raise and lower them using the tractors lift arm.

My lord @SylvanLakeWH that is exactly what I was envisioning! Totally looking into that now... maybe I can make a little wooden box or something out of scrap. Thank you for sharing! This place ROCKS

Bent up a perfectly good straight section of exhaust pipe. Made it into something a bit more useful.

@elcamino/wheelhorse similar for me , with a ( neighbor ) that does not do anything for home / yard maint , house literally falling down , cannot even see / look in to property , town does not bother to do any road edge clean up , on his property , also does not to get involved with his issues . that plow does very good work on brush push back as well as leaves . just installed mine , re oiled all painted surface's , especially front of plow , for snow slide . think its going to be light on snow , showing over all warming holding off cold . pete

Everything on those old tractors was slow and steady. I would guess it was the practical limitations and precision of the time, marginal lubricants, etc. And the power transmitted was pretty low too so the torque was manageable so there was little need to go faster. Most likely, the 540 rpm was approximately some convenient gear ratio off of rated engine speed that just happened to work out. As tractors got more powerful (in the 1960s especially) the PTO speeds increased to 1000 rpm on larger tractors in what I suspect was an effort to keep the PTO shaft size reasonable. Doubling the speed for a given power cuts the torque by half. I think the big innovation came with the live PTO shaft which premiered on the 🇨🇦 Cockshutt 30. That must have been a game changer. Steve

I use the dozer blade to move huge piles of oak leaves , more seat time.

I used to have one very similar for a short time… @p38js deserved it more than I

Got my 7 gallon pin yesterday!

They don't loosen up you boob!

Found on 1969 model 5-7365 36" RD deck https://www.partstree.com/parts/toro-9361/

Same as the one that was on a '74 A-90 I have so I wanna say 73?? I worked on a 72 Bronco & pretty sure it had the side arm one. Will be putting it back on for a place to keep it if nothing else.

I'm sure some of our electrician folks have seen a few of these broken or shattered. We came up with an improved heavier version and have them up and running at the power plant! Gettin hard to find these for systems originally installed almost 30 years ago!

Slightly but here we go. A customer at the service station I worked at in high school was told by a friend that his engine was "all varnished up" so he went to the hardware store, bought a quart of varnish remover, added it to his oil and drove around to get rid of the varnish. It was clattering like an old-time deiseal starting up on a cold day. I pulled the dipstick and the stench coming from the engine was overwhelming. When he told us what he had done we didn't know weather we should laugh or cry. We pushed it off to the side and told him we would try to find a good used engine to replace it. Next day curiosity got the best of us and we put it on the lift, dropped the pan and it looked like a cavern with stalactites hanging down. OK, I'm done; now get back on topic!

After looking more at this deck the only way to pitch or level the deck is to adjust the stud mounts up or down by loosening the nuts on top or on the bottom.

I put my snowblower on a couple of weeks ago. It’s a single stage blower for the XI series. I have a two stage but it is just to heavy for this old man to drag around. I had to make a connector for the chute rotation. It worked fine, but I wasn’t very impressed by how well it worked. so I dug around in some of my junk and found a power seat motor. So I made a new shaft to hook to the gear that rotates the chute. Ran the wiring, mounted a switch, and then tested it this morning. Works great. Now I think I’ll think about a cab. IMG_5935.MOV

The 308 is coming along. One new Tractor Supply high back seat and it’s almost ready for winter.

I got about 20 or 25 minutes into my first hour of driving and the truck decided that coolant should be on the windshield and all up under the hood. Got back to the service location and got another truck. Continued my day. All good. I get paid by the hour and quite frankly I wasn't really looking forward to stuffing that truck into the place I knew it had to be. The second truck was much easier to use.

Rebuilt the hydraulic lift valve for the second time today. Still have a small leak . At least it’s not as bad as the last attempt. May be time to see if someone has one to sale. Installed new LED head and tail lights. Going to give it a good workout with the leaf sweeper to ensure everything is okay before mounting the snow blade, weights and chains.

AND…. 400 miles has been achieved! Pedaled just over 17 miles today. The weather here is still warm so who knows, might squeeze in another ride or two, but if the bike ends up in my basement hanging from the ceiling I won’t be disappointed.

So,Today I went on a little Road trip to the Des Moines area. Always a great excuse to visit my Cousin. There was a Cool fella near Indianola with some Chrome Red Head Stamped Hub Caps! We negotiated a decent price on the 7 of them. Yes, 7 I know I will need another 1 & I don't mind that... I am super happy to have these & Cyclops needs a bit o' bling anywho... I have Not seen a set of even 4 of these going for less than $250-$375..... I was Quite pleased with the deal. I also Scored a couple more Rimz n old tires (gonna replace the tires) I can just swap tires with chains for the nice turf tires I will soon have on my new to Moo-Wah C-145 Cyclops. The scAmazombie delivery dude showed up just as we were leaving to take Dad to church before I left town this Morning. Fuel Pumps arrived & I have a Question. What is that Snap ring for? (see picture as I have drawn a blue circle around it) I did Not need to remove 1 when I took the Broken fuel pump off.... So what is that for? Is it an internal part for the pump when ya rebuild it? Or does it apply to some other model Kohlers? What ? I am really stumped on that so if someone can answer the question, I would certainly appreciate that. A-Z Tractor is sending an entire new ignition kit as well so I thiMk Ol' Cyclops has a chance at being fully operational within days. D og inspected the new to Moo-Wah hub caps & approved but was certainly more interested in playing ball than Wheel Horse stuff ( see picture ) So, today was a pretty good day. Got to see my cousin & have some laughs. Scored some good stuff for the "Herd" at great prices even when i figure in the tank of fuel to do it. Did about 90 the whole way out & still got 14-15 mpg with my big ol' Chevy. That Chevy picture is NOT my Truck but I was impressed with it. the guy who sold me the rimz n tirez said that is the first vehicle he ever owned. Makes me wish I never sold My C-10 & several others.... Update; Today I received my Ignition parts & tomorrow is My day off so it's gonna be Wheel Horse day All day & here is another pic. Hopefully I am posting pics & possibly a video of Cyclops' "Resurection"

Good to know! Only thing that concerned me is he used a 23" tube in a 22" tire. But I know the exact size is hard to find